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Huang, Rui; Bonanno, Alessandro - 2011

Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, 20 December 2006, requires functional foods manufacturers operating in Europe to provide evidence that the health claims reported on the packaging are truthful. However, most applications reviewed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have been rejected,...

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The Effect of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Grocery Prices in New England

Volpe, Richard J.; Lavoie, Nathalie - 2006

This study examines the competitive price effect of Wal-Mart Supercenters on national brand and private label grocery prices in New England. For this purpose, we use primary price data collected on a basket of identical products from six Supercenters in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode...

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THE PRICE OF LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON FACTORS AFFECTING THE RELATIVE MAGNITUDE OF SLOTTING ALLOWANCES

Mahi, Humaira; Rao, Akshay R. - 2001

Slotting allowances are a relatively recent trend, particular to the retail food industry. These allowances are lump-sum up-front transfer payments from manufacturer to retailer when the manufacturer launches a new product. The practice has attracted some scrutiny because of uncertainty about...

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THE GROWING NATURAL FOODS MARKET: OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES FOR MASS MARKET SUPERMARKETS

Richman, Nessa J. - 2000

market. Finding timely and complete market information, linking with natural foods suppliers, and pricing and marketing …

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Optimal Coverage Level Choice with Individual and Area Plans of Insurance

Bulut, Harun; Collins, Keith J.; Zacharias, Thomas P. - 2011

We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the...

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EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE 2007 RECALL ON THE DEMAND FOR PEANUT BUTTER BRANDS

Bakhtavoryan, Rafael; Capps, Oral; Salin, Victoria - 2011

The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed in February 2007 that a major foodborne illness outbreak was caused by two peanut butter brands, Peter Pan and Great Value, manufactured by ConAgra Foods Inc. at its Sylvester, Georgia, processing plant. As a result, on February 14, 2007, ConAgra...

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Inventory Dissipation in the Japanese Wholesale Salmon Market

Roheim Wessells, Cathy A.; Wilen, James E. - 1993

Many fisheries are characterized by a brief and concentrated harvest period followed by a longer marketing period … wholesalemarket over the marketing period in a way that maximizes expected net returns.The model is applied to the Japanese wholesale … prices, the opportunity cost of holding stocks, the length of time left in the marketing horizon and the level ofcurrent …

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Tobacco Product Demand, Cigarette Taxes, and Market Substitution

Da Pra, Michelle; Arnade, Carlos A. - 2009

This paper presents a model of estimated demand for four tobacco products: cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and smoking tobacco products. Own elasticities and cross-price elasticities are used to obtain insights into the effectiveness and implications of new policy measures. Of particular...

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Price Cointegration Analyses of Food Crop Markets: The case of Wheat and Teff Commodities in Northern Ethiopia

Jaleta, Moti; Gebremedhin, Berhanu - 2009

This paper examines the cointegration of grain market prices in Northern Ethiopia. Results are based on bi-monthly retail price data on wheat and teff collected from six markets in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia. The data has 55 observations for each of the two crops in each of the six...

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Impacts of Retailers’ Pricing Strategies for Produce Commodities on Farmer Welfare

Li, Chenguang; Sexton, Richard J. - 2009

The typical model of retail pricing for produce products assumes retailers set price equal to the farm price plus a certain markup. However, observations from scanner data indicate a large degree of price dispersion in the grocery retailing market. In addition to markup pricing behavior, we...

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