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Firms' strategies and voluntary traceability: an empirical analysis in Italian food chains

Stranieri, Stefanella; Banterle, Alessandro - 2006

In international food markets, voluntary traceability systems have increasedtheir role in guaranteeing high safety and quality standards for the consumer. Suchsystems are also among the strategies firms employ to differentiate products andstrengthen competitive advantage in both the national and...

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The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany

Deimel, Mark; Arens, Ludwig; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2

In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork production. This has led to public outrage about the disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal diseases, and the...

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Towards a Diagnostic Instrument to Identify Improvement Opportunities for Quality Controlled Logistics in Agrifood Supply Chain Networks

Vorst, Jack G.A.J. van der; van Kooten, Olaf; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1

Western-European consumers have become not only more demanding on product availability in retail outlets but also on other food attributes such as quality, integrity, and safety. When (re)designing food supply-chain networks, from a logistics point of view, one has to consider these demands next...

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A Study of Small Business Owners’ Personal Characteristics and the Use of Marketing Information in the Food and Drink Industry: A Resource-Based Perspective

Cacciolatti, Luca; Wan, Tingting - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 2

of the entrepreneur impact the use of marketing information. More specifically, this study tests entrepreneurial attitude … orientation, marketing expertise and demographic variables for an effect on the use of different types and sources of marketing …), previous experience (p<.05), and marketing expertise (p<.05) are critical factors affecting information use other than EO (p …

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Coordinating Clusters: A Cross Sectoral Study of Cluster Organization Functions in The Netherlands

Garbade, Philipp J.P.; Fortuin, Frances T.J.M.; Omta, S.W.F. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 3

The present paper aims at answering the question how cluster organization functions are implemented in a high-tech, a medium to high-tech and a low to medium-tech cluster. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews from three clusters in the Netherlands, an agri-food cluster (as an...

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Analysis of Consumer Attitudes and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Functional Foods

Di Pasquale, Jorgelina; Adinolfi, Felice; Capitanio, Fabian - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2

The objective of this study is to analyze consumer behaviour in relation to functional foods by a direct survey. To this end, the proposal is an analysis of the reasons for choosing to consume this type of food or not, accompanied by a supplementary investigation, mostly to assess the...

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Collaboration and Sustainable Relationships: their Contribution to the Life Cycle Analysis in Agri-Food Supply Chains

Rota, Cosimo; Reynolds, Nikolai; Zanasi, Cesare - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

The life cycle approach is widely used in the analysis of sustainability. Its application to supply chains is necessary since the product flows, from processing of raw materials to the final customer, are considered. The role of the organizational aspects, expressed in terms of relationships...

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The Metadistrict as the Territorial Strategy for Revitalizing the Rural Economy

Conto, Francesco; Fiore, Mariantonietta; La Sala, … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

The purpose of this proposal is to explore a new concept of 'Metadistrict' to be applied in a region of Southern Italy – Apulia - in order to analyze the impact that the activation of a special network between different sector chains and several integrated projects may have for revitalizing...

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Material Footprint of a Sustainable Nutrition System in 2050 – Need for Dynamic Innovations in Production, Consumption and Politics

Lettenmeier, Michael; Gobel, Christine; Liedtke, Christa; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

The field of nutrition is facing numerous social, ecological and economic challenges in the coming decades. The food industry belongs to the most significant economic sectors worldwide and the increasing population of 9 billion in 2050 will cause a growing demand on food. So far, changing...

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Lifting the Veil of Social Unrest about Food The Dynamics behind Transitions in Food Chains

Buurma, Jan; Hennen, Wil; van Mil, Eveline; Verwaart, Tim; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012

This paper presents a novel approach to gain a deeper understanding of the forces driving sustainability transitions in food production and consumption. It follows a complex adaptive systems approach to study processes leading to sociotechnical innovations on a timescale of typically a decade....

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