British Food Journal: Volume 110 Issue 8

Effective adoption of agri‐food assurance systems

Russell Soderlund, Richard Williams, Cathy Mulligan

The purpose of this article is to identify the drivers for, and barriers to, the adoption of assurance systems in a range of agri‐food value chains that will allow the design of…

The impact of water quality and availability on food production

Louise Manning

The aim of this paper is to review the issues surrounding water security in terms of quantity and quality and its impact on food availability.

Food safety practices in milk collection centers in Turkey: a case study

Nevin Demirbaş, Evren Gölge, Duygu Tosun, Figen Çukur

The aim of this study was to reveal the role and importance of the milk collection centers in İzmir in assuring food safety in the Turkish dairy sector.

Older people's perceptions towards conventional and functional yoghurts through the repertory grid method: A cross‐country study

Federico Messina, Anna Saba, Aida Turrini, Monique Raats, Margaret Lumbers, Food in Later Life Team

The aim of this study is to investigate older people's perceptions, across eight European countries (the UK, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Italy), towards…

Familiarity and purchasing intention of Belgian consumers for fresh and processed tropical fruit products

Sara Sabbe, Wim Verbeke, Patrick Van Damme

The purpose of this paper is to focus on tropical fruits, both in fresh and processed form, and on the influence of socio‐demographic, psychosocial and socio‐environmental factors…

Consumer perspectives: take‐out packaging and food safety

Janice Boyce, Charles C. Broz, Margaret Binkley

A consumer focus group was conducted in West Texas, to discuss consumer opinion about desired features in take‐out containers or packaging, and perceptions related to food safety…

Marketing aspects of quality assurance systems: The organic food sector case

Kontogeorgos Achilleas, Semos Anastasios

The purpose of this paper is to describe the effect of quality assurance systems on business performance and subsequently, how a quality assurance system can be utilized as a…