The purpose of this study is to assess and evaluate the most important risks in selected Europeanand international food chains from the perspective of the buying company. The primary objectiveis to identify the “non-acceptable” risks in terms of damage potential and likelihood of...

The paper examines relationships and linkages between the conventional supply chain actors (wholesalers and retailers) and local food producers based on a study conducted in Southeast Michigan. A case study approach was employed to examine chain actors’ operations and to explore their roles,...

Research on organizational and inter‐organizational trust has become an important field in management andmarketing literature, as it is perceived as a pivotal aspect of business transactions. However, clarifications arestill needed on the issue of whom we trust; is the person whom we are...

RESUMEN: El objetivo de este trabajo es el estudio de la integración del mercado español del aceitede oliva y la contrastación de la Ley de Precio Único (LPU) en dicho mercado. El análisis se lleva acabo aplicando la técnica multivariante de cointegración a series mensuales (1987-2001) de...

In this study the case of olive oil imports of Germany is examined since olive oil is a traditional Mediterranean commodity and Germany is the biggest importer in the EU. A gravity model has been employed so as to analyse those factors that explain the German imports of olive oil that were...

This paper has analysed the import demand for virgin olive oil in the EU andmore precisely in the Italian market, as it concentrates more than 80% of EU imports,aiming to determine the relative position of Mediterranean EU and non-EU countriesexports and their degree of substitutability or...

This paper examines and analyzes the impacts of the reformedCAP as well as the decisions of the new round of negotiations for theolive oil and cotton sectors in the European Union.The aim of this study is to estimate the changes in supply(agricultural supply plus intermediate demand and final...

During the last two decades, olive oilconsumption in Japan is showing an increasing trend due to dietary and health concerns. Traditional olive oil producer and exporter countries such as Italy, Spain and Tunisia have interest to reinforce and to increase their penetration in the Japanese...

The paper seeks to quantify the effects of macro development and fiscal indicators on the agriculturalproducer support in the OECD countries during the period 1986-2009. The study is complementaryto the body of microeconomic research that highlights the importance of support toagriculture...