British Food Journal: Volume 118 Issue 2

Liberalization and tariff dismantling: Effects on the competitiveness of mussel cultivation industry in Spain

Fernando González Laxe, Federico Martín Palmero, Domingo Calvo Dopico

The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact that the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Chile and its resulting dismantling of tariffs has had on the…

The banana postharvest value chain analysis in Zimbabwe

Brighton Mvumi, Learnmore Tatenda Matsikira, Jackqeline Mutambara

– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the banana industry in Zimbabwe focusing on postharvest losses along the value chain (VC).

Postharvest losses of cabbages from retail to consumer and the socio-economic and environmental impacts

Karen Munhuweyi, Umezuruike Linus Opara, Gunnar Sigge

– The purpose of this paper is to quantify the incidence of postharvest losses of cabbage at retail purchase and during consumer simulated storage.

Gaps and barriers along the North Carolina agri-food value chain

Carol S. Kline, Leah Elizabeth Joyner, Jon F Kirchoff, Alleah Crawford, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Elizabeth Wall-Bassett, Christine Gurganus, Rebecca Dunning

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to formulate an exhaustive list of the issues, gaps, and barriers at each level of the agri-food value chain in North Carolina (NC)…

Edible insects and young adults in a north-east Italian city an exploratory study

Stefania Balzan, Luca Fasolato, Serena Maniero, Enrico Novelli

The purpose of this paper is to explore the readiness of young Italian people to consume insects and the psychosocial determinants associated with edible insect consumption, in…

“Bagels and doughnuts … round food for every mood” food advertising discourses

Sarah Maddock, Beverley Hill

The relationship between food and mood has been discussed for many years. The purpose of this paper is to extend that debate by exploring how food advertising, a key source of…

How do chocolate lovers balance taste and ethical considerations?

Eline Poelmans, Sandra Rousseau

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate how chocolate lovers balance taste and ethical considerations when selecting chocolate products.

Postponement adoption in manufacturers of tomato-derived products

Karine Araujo Ferreira, Rosane Lúcia Chicarelli Alcantara

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the application of postponement strategies in companies that produce tomato-derived products in order to identify the types of…

The consumer testing of food package graphic design

Robert P Hamlin

This purpose of this paper is to present a technique for measuring the impact of package graphic designs on consumer choice and purchase intentions. The technique allows several…

Customer value perception of organic food: cultural differences and cross-national segments

Barbara Seegebarth, Stefan Henrik Behrens, Christiane Klarmann, Nadine Hennigs, Lisa Luebbehusen Scribner

Due to consumer concerns about food-related diseases and an increase in the use of genetically modified food, more and more “green consumers” integrate environmental…

Consumer responses to a future UK food system

Laura O'Keefe, Carly McLachlan, Clair Gough, Sarah Mander, Alice Bows-Larkin

– The purpose of this paper is to describe research exploring consumer responses to potential changes in food-related practices to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

What is food poverty? A conceptual framework

Niamh O'Connor, Karim Farag, Richard Baines

Recently, food poverty has been subject to much academic, political and media attention following the recent reduction in consumer purchasing power as a result of food and energy…

Understanding dimensionality of children’s food shopping behaviour in retail stores

Jyoti Vohra, Pavleen Soni

Marketers try to influence food shopping behaviour of children through various in-store food promotional strategies (FPS). These in-store FPS comprise of attractive packaging…

Drivers of consumers’ willingness to pay for halal logistics

Elahe Fathi, Suhaiza Zailani, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Kanagi Kanapathy

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that motivate the consumers in Malaysia to pay for halal logistics and its consequences on their demand for halal logistics…

Older adults’ household cooking: card sort analyses

Stephanie M. Bostic, Carole A. Bisogni, Jeffery Sobal

The purpose of this paper is to examine food preparation practices of US older adults by assessing their conceptualization of food preparation methods and their routine use of…

Analysing granulated brown sugar – panela – market in Western Honduras

Macario Rodríguez-Entrena, Melania Salazar-Ordóñez, Rosa Cordón-Pedregosa, Jose L. Cardenas

Starting from a territorial development project in Western Honduras (Copán and Ocotepeque), farmers aimed to increase and add value to agricultural production by producing and…