British Food Journal: Volume 118 Issue 9

Geographical indications, implementation and traceability: Gemlik table olives

Sertac Dokuzlu

Geographical indications (GIs) have been implemented across the EU for agricultural and food products for many years and consumers know them well. However, developing countries…

Dairy production diagnosis in Santa Catarina, Brazil, from the perspective of business ecosystem

Andrei Bonamigo, Helio Aisenberg Ferenhof, Fernando Antonio Forcellini

The purpose of this paper is to diagnose the barriers of dairy production system of Santa Catarina from the perspective of the business ecosystem concept.

Development of sustainability indicator scoring (SIS) for the food supply chain

Louise Manning, Jan Mei Soon

The purpose of this paper is to identify mechanisms for using a quantitative benchmarking approach to drive sustainability improvements in the food supply chain.

A critical analysis of ISO audits results

Ioannis S. Arvanitoyannis, Konstantinos Samourelis, Konstantinos V. Kotsanopoulos

The purpose of this paper is to summarize and analyse the results of several food quality and safety audits (ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ELOT 1416 and Codex Alimetarius) carried out in…

Consumer preference and demand for traceable food attributes

Jiao Lu, Linhai Wu, Shuxian Wang, Lingling Xu

The purpose of this paper with pork as a case is to analyze Chinese consumer preference and demand for traceable food attributes, in order to provide a useful reference for…

Product versus region of origin: which wins in consumer persuasion?

Beatrice Luceri, Sabrina Latusi, Cristina Zerbini

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of highlighting the geographical area in question – through either pictorial or pictorial-textual formats – in…

Do psychological factors affect green food and beverage behaviour? An application of the theory of planned behaviour

Yao-Fen Wang, Chung-Jen Wang

The purpose of this paper is to first integrate incorporated commitment, self-identity, and moral responsibility with the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to predict the green…

Integration and validation of an SMS-based bidding procedure of eliciting consumers’ willingness-to-pay for food

Joseph Birundu Mogendi, Hans De Steur, Anselimo Makokha, Xavier Gellynck

Despite the large body of research on consumers’ willingness-to-pay for new food, few studies have tried to integrate new technology-based systems and improve their validity. The…

Effects of quality claims on willingness to pay for organic food: Evidence from experimental auctions in Croatia

Marin Cagalj, Rainer Haas, Ulrich B. Morawetz

Claims about environmental impact, health effects and taste of food products are restricted in the EU. The purpose of this paper is to quantify how much such claims would change…

The relation between attitudes toward functional foods and satisfaction with food-related life

Berta Schnettler, Cristian Adasme-Berríos, Klaus G. Grunert, María Paulina Márquez, German Lobos, Natalia Salinas-Oñate, Ligia Orellana, José Sepúlveda

The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of attitudes towards functional foods (AFF) on university students’ satisfaction with food-related life (SWFL) and to distinguish…

Meat consumption and higher prices: Discrete determinants affecting meat reduction or avoidance amidst retail price volatility

Sylvain Charlebois, Maggie McCormick, Mark Juhasz

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate if sudden retail price increases for beef products have affected consumers purchasing behaviors. Little research has been conducted that…

Consumer approach to insects as food: barriers and potential for consumption in Italy

Clara Cicatiello, Beatrice De Rosa, Silvio Franco, Nicola Lacetera

The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitude of Italian consumers towards insect consumption. The use of insects as alternative protein source is claimed to be a solution…

Preference for naturalness of European organic consumers: First evidence of an attitude-liking gap

Sarah Hemmerling, Maurizio Canavari, Achim Spiller

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into European organic consumers’ attitudes towards natural food and in their sensory preference for it. It explores whether there…

An analysis of factors affecting growth of organic food: Perception of consumers in Delhi-NCR (India)

Richa Misra, Deepak Singh

Food gives us essential nutrients to lead a healthy lifestyle but lately it has been found that many food products have become hazardous due to contamination and lead to many…

Reducing waste of food left on plates: Interventions based on means-end chain analysis of customers in foodservice sector

Miranda Mirosa, Harriet Munro, Ella Mangan-Walker, David Pearson

Social marketing and other types of targeted behaviour change interventions should appeal to an individual’s personal values in order to improve their effectiveness. However…

Fats in ready-to-eat foods sold at Korean major amusement parks

Yu-Mi Lee, Na-Young Lee, Myung-Sub Chung, Sang-Do Ha, Dong-Ho Bae

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the fat, saturated fatty acid and trans fatty acid contents in ready-to-eat foods distributed at amusement parks to develop an appropriate…