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| Petrovici, Dan Alex; Ritson, Christopher; Ness, M.. |
| This paper draws upon a consumer survey carried out in Bucharest (Romania) to explore determinants of food choice in a transition economy. An adapted version of the Theory of Reasoned Action was developed. This included attitude toward intention, habit and preference as independent variables. The structural equations modelling carried out in 'Analysis of MOment Structures' AMOS showed a significant positive influence of all variables. Similar to other studies conducted in European Union (EU) countries (Saba, Di Natale, 1998) habit outweighed the other variables. The study emphasises the heterogeneity of consumer beliefs about food. Furthermore it was suggested that there is scope for noneconomic variables in explaining food choices and consumer behaviour... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Theory of Reasoned Action; Food choice; Transition economy; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24852 |
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| Thelwell, David; Ritson, Christopher. |
| The decoupling of support for crops under the reform of the CAP has led to concern within the UK as to whether its cereal sector can remain competitive when exposed to unprotected international commodity prices. This paper reports on a Global Benchmarking and Competitive Analysis of the UK Cereals Sector. The UK cereals sector was broken down into: Animal Feed Manufacture; Malting, Brewing and Distilling; Flour Milling and Baking; Industrial Applications Starch, Bio-Fuels, Pharmaceutical. Four panels of UK experts were assembled. Each panel identified six main competitor countries to the UK for each supply chain and compiled a list of key factors affecting competitiveness. A total of 1500 questionnaires were distributed. Assurance, traceability,... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: UK Cereals Sector; International Competitiveness; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10026 |
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