In the EU, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which constitute the majority of firms in the foodindustry, are fighting for survival as they face growing market competition from large firms (Knight, 2000). On theother hand, market opportunities for SMEs are connected to the evolution of...

The World Health Organization has stated that obesity is spreading around the world like a “global epidemic”. In 2004 the percentage of obese people in the Italian population was 9%, but the trend s increasing in recent years. Focusing on this country, the purpose of the paper is to analyze...