British Food Journal: Volume 118 Issue 8
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An international multi-disciplinary journal for the dissemination of food-related researchTable of contents - Special Issue: GLOBAL AGRIFOOD MANAGEMENT PARADIGMS FROM THE ITALIAN INDUSTRY
Origin based agro-food products: how to communicate their experiential value online?
Lea Iaia, Amedeo Maizza, Monica Fait, Paola ScorranoThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiential dimension of certain Italian agrofood products’ websites, which are seen as exemplifying best practices in the terms…
Understanding reconfiguration pathways of agri-food value chains for smallholder farmers
Raffaele Dicecca, Stefano Pascucci, Francesco ContòSmallholder farmers often deal with lack of information and knowledge, weak financial capacity and limited collaboration and network orientation. This is hampering their ability…
Tradition and innovation in Italian wine family businesses
Demetris Vrontis, Stefano Bresciani, Elisa GiacosaThe purpose of this paper is to analyse how a strategy based on the combination of tradition and innovation can offer a competitive advantage to a medium-sized family firm…
Food fraud and consumers’ choices in the wake of the horsemeat scandal
Lara Agnoli, Roberta Capitello, Maria De Salvo, Alberto Longo, Marco BoeriIn 2012, the European food industry was hit by a food fraud: horsemeat was found in pre-prepared foods, without any declaration on the package. This is commonly referred to as the…
Competitiveness of short sea shipping: the case of olive oil industry
Antonino Galati, Dario Siggia, Maria Crescimanno, Enrique Martín-Alcalde , Sergi Saurí Marchán, Pau Morales-FuscoThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the economic benefits of short sea shipping (SSS) in the shape of Motorways of the Sea (MoS) compared to road transport. The study cover a…
The Italian food industry in the era of the TTIP negotiate
Alessandro Banterle, Alessia Cavaliere, Elisa De MarchiThe purpose of this paper is to focus, first, on the analysis of recent trends of the European and Italian food industries, and, second, on the possible implications that the…
Direct selling in the wine sector: lessons from cellars in Italy’s Apulia region
Mariantonietta FioreBuying process directly from producers is an expanding trend in advanced economies; then direct sales can be considered a crucial driver in wine sector in order to cope with…
Status or fun? A cross-cultural examination of young consumers’ responses to images of champagne and sparkling wine
Natalia Velikova, Steve Charters, Joanna Fountain, Caroline Ritchie, Nicola Fish, Tim DoddThe purpose of this paper is to test Luna and Gupta’s (2001) investigative framework on the interaction of cultural values and consumer behaviour by conducting a cross-cultural…
The significance of definitional dimensions of luxury food
Laura Helena Hartmann, Sina Nitzko, Achim SpillerAn observable shift in food consumption motives for some German consumer segments has created new market potentials for high-priced food items. The purpose of this paper is to…
Consumer perceptions of free-range laying hen welfare
Isabelle Claire Pettersson, Claire Alexandra Weeks, Lorna Rachel Maven Wilson, Christine Janet Nicol– The purpose of this paper is to understand which factors and resources free-range egg consumers believe are important for hen welfare.
Citizens’ perception of modern pig production in Germany: a mixed-method research approach
Daniela Weible, Inken Christoph-Schulz, Petra Salamon, Katrin ZanderThe wide divergence of the people’s expectations and agricultural reality results in conflicts between the agricultural sector and the general public. Contemporary animal…
Evaluation of knowledge, halal quality assurance practices and commitment among food industries in Malaysia
Baharudin Othman, Sharifudin Md Shaarani, Arsiah BahronThe purpose of this paper is to assess the level of knowledge, halal dietary quality assurance practices, and commitment among food industries in the implementation of halal in…
Assessing hygiene practices during fish selling in retail stores
Joanna Trafialek, Michal Zwolinski, Wojciech Kolanowski– The purpose of this paper is to assess hygiene practices during fish selling in retail stores.
Multidrug-resistant pathogens isolated from ready-to-eat salads available at a local market in Pakistan
Sana Ilyas, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Muhammad Hidayat Rasool, Nazia Abdulhaq, Zeeshan Nawaz– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of pathogens present in ready-to-eat salads available at a local market.
A preventative approach to promote food safety: Bacterial contamination of domestic refrigerators
Fatemeh Esfarjani , Ramin Khaksar, Fatemeh Mohammadi Nasrabadi, Roshanak Roustaee, Haleh Alikhanian, Niloofar Khalaji , Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Hedayat HosseiniDomestic refrigerators could be considered as one of the major potential sources of food-borne diseases, in addition limited data are available regarding the level of…

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1758-4108ISSN-L:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Louise Manning
- Dr Robert Hamlin
- Dr Stefano Bresciani
- Prof Michael Carolan
- Dr Alberto Ferraris