The aim of the study was to characterize the market in beef and its consumption world and in Poland. Consumption of beef is characterized by a great diversity in different countries. In Uruguay, the consumption of beef is up to 61.3 kg/person while in Poland the consumption of such meat is one...

Growing consumer requirements for fresh meat compel producers to use various packaging systems. The use of individual packages of meat is necessary because of the need to reduce the work in the back of the retail store, related to the cutting and meat repackaging. Because of that, the market of...

Pork meat plays an important role in the Polish, European and global market. In the article volume of swines’ production, consumption of pork and also the data connected with export and import this kind of meat in 2000-2012 were characterized. In 2012 pork production occupied a dominant...

The paper presents an estimation of the Polish food industry's attractiveness and the implications of competition strategy. Special attention was paid to the choice of marketing strategy options for big and small companies. For typology marketing strategy a new methodological approach,...

The article attempts to present the basic information about the state and prospects of the effectiveness of enterprising actions in rural areas with regard to the unconventional, traditional and regional food, especially in Poland. It describes the past and future potential dangers resulting...

The article presents conclusions concerning the influence of Poland’s accession to the EU structures on the quality of selected food product groups. The analysis used the results of inspections conducted by the Provincial Food Quality Inspection in Cracow during the post-accession period. The...

One of the most important industry branches in Poland is the alcohol industry. Beer and vodka are the main part of Polish production and consumption. An analysis of changes in production and consumption of alcoholic products shows their changing trends in the period of 1990-2007. In the last...

The paper contains the analysis of an introductory survey results carried out among organic farmers in Lower Silesia and in nine randomly selected voivodeships outside the region in 2008 and 2009. Thanks to the research, the key factors influencing organic farming were identified. It was...

Consumption of beef in Poland in 2009 ranges at around 3,8 kg/year. Less and less interest in this kind of meat consumption stems both from its low quality offered in the retail trade, as well as its higher prices when compared to the prices of other poultry or pork meat products. An important...

The paper deals with the dependence of the share of households’ food expenditure on the total expenditure and the household’s size. This problem is important in applied welfare economics. According to the Engel’s law, the poorer household, the greater proportion of its total expenditure is...