British Food Journal: Volume 119 Issue 8

New dimensions of market power and bargaining in the agri-food sector: organisations, policies and models

Welfare implications of intertemporal marketing margin manipulation

In Indonesia, rubber is the most valuable export crop produced by small scale agriculture and plays a key role for inclusive economic development. This potential is likely to be…

Farmers’ self-reported bargaining power and price heterogeneity: Evidence from the dairy supply chain

While it is commonly argued that food supply chains are characterized by severe imbalances of power between contracting parties, there is an insufficient understanding of the…

How do food safety regulations influence market price? A theoretical analysis

This study is in line with the debate concerning the compatibility between the qualitative and quantitative food production objectives. The purpose of this paper is to identify…

How can food companies attract the consumer concerned about food safety? A logit model analysis in Spain

The purpose of this paper is to explore food safety attitudes among a sample of Spanish consumers and determine which variables, among those studied, most affect the probability…

Governance and quality disclosure: the palm oil issue

This research considers a current problem statement: mandatory indication of palm oil among the list of ingredients (Regulation No. 1169/2011). The purpose of this paper is to…

Environmental and social sustainability in Producer Organizations’ strategies

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role Italian Producer Organizations (POs) play in implementing sustainability actions in the fruit and vegetable sector. In particular…

Process innovation in milling stage in olive oil sector: Evidence from an empirical analysis in Umbria (Italy)

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the modes of organizing the technological knowledge (make, buy and hybrid organization) in the decision to innovate the…

The growing influence of social and digital media: Impact on consumer choice and market equilibrium

The purpose of this paper is to devise and then test a theoretical model to illustrate the effects of the increasing importance of social media on consumer behavior and market…

Deceptive advertising and unfair commercial practices in the agrifood sector: The role of the Italian competition authority

The Italian legislature GAVE to the Italian Competition Authority has an increasingly prominent role for the consumer protection over the years, especially giving the possibility…

Ethical food labels in consumer preferences

Since fairtrade labels are upcoming market instruments, the purpose of this paper is to identify and quantify consumers’ willingness to pay for fairtrade coffee products and tea…

Willingness to pay for organic cotton: Consumer responsiveness to a corporate social responsibility initiative

Consumers seem to be increasingly concerned about the environmental and social consequences of their purchases. For this reason, companies are involved in corporate social…

Consumer behaviour and corporate social responsibility: an empirical study of Expo 2015

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the attitudes of people towards issues of food safety, food security and sustainability. For this, an empirical study was conducted on…

Which are the sustainable attributes affecting the real consumption behaviour? Consumer understanding and choices

This is an exploratory study on consumer information and behaviour towards green, health, local, social and environmental credentials on labels. It focusses on many dimensions of…

Why do you drink? A means-end approach to the motivations of young alcohol consumers

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the motivations of young consumers of alcoholic beverages in order to supply information for the definition of corporate and social…

Eating out: which restaurant to choose?

The purpose of this paper is to answer the following research questions: which are the main drivers in the choice of a restaurant for Italian consumers? Are local, organic and…

The impact of consumer-brand engagement on brand experience and behavioural intentions: An Italian empirical study

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of consumer-brand engagement and brand experience on behavioural intentions (i.e. intent to re-purchase, willingness to…

Willingness to pay for “taste of Europe”: geographical origin labeling controversy in China

Continuing economic growth in emerging markets offers large market opportunities to producers and marketers worldwide; however, market failures due to asymmetric information are…

Place branding-exploring knowledge and positioning choices across national boundaries: The case of an Italian superbrand wine

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the product-specific region-of-origin (ROO) and product-specific country-of-origin (COO) on the willingness to pay a premium…