Abstract The question how much money society should pay to persons without own income (i. e. the social minimum; in Germany called “Regelsatz”) has been debated extensively in Germany. A complicated procedure has been developed to derive the social minimum from the typical consumption of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess and explain the trust situation in EU agri‐food supply chains in the context of the assumption that the existence of well‐functioning trust‐based supplier‐buyer relationships enables a secure and safe food supply....

Purpose – Expert wine awards are commonly used by consumers to reduce complexity in wine choice but little is known about expert vs non‐expert perceptions of sensory wine quality. This paper aims to examine if expert ratings are suitable quality indicators for consumers and whether there are...