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| Katchova, Ani L.; Woods, Timothy A.. |
| This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives. We identify the emerging business practices in local sourcing as a differentiation and member recruitment strategy for food cooperatives. Our analysis identifies several clusters of strategies used for local food procurement, based on the extent to which the co-op is involved in procurement activities upstream (at the farm), mid-stream (at the distribution center) or downstream (at the food cooperative). The results also show that when compared to other grocers, food co-ops have clear advantages in working with local... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food consumer cooperatives; Local foods; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114767 |
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| Katchova, Ani L.; Woods, Timothy A.. |
| This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives. We identify the emerging business practices in local sourcing as a differentiation and member recruitment strategy for food cooperatives. Our analysis identifies several clusters of strategies used for local food procurement, based on the extent to which the co-op is involved in procurement activities upstream (at the farm), mid-stream (at the distribution center) or downstream (at the food cooperative). The results also show that when compared to other grocers, food co-ops have clear advantages in working with local... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food consumer cooperatives; Local foods; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Q13. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103918 |
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