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| McBryde, Gary L.. |
| Binomial and multinomial logit analysis is applied to data collected from questionnaires to measure strategic intent in the food marketing industry. Questions were framed based on data from the U.S. Department of Commerce's "County Business Patterns" reports and from best-practice studies. Question topics were placed into a competitive strategy framework following the 1998 work of Porter. Results indicate a strategic focus on outbound logistics and market pricing at the direct value level. Indirect activities focus on human capacity and firm infrastructure, particularly expanding internationally. Firms are adopting information technologies as a competitive strategy, and are doing so as part of a combined strategy to develop human assets. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Food marketing; Industrial organization; Information technology; Strategy; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14658 |
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| Gallo, Anthony E.. |
| The number of new food processing plants rose sharply in 1995. Profitability from food manufacturing and retailing operations (excluding interest expense) continued to increase, reflecting strong sales, wage and producer price stability, and streamlining of operations. The number of mergers and leveraged buyouts fell. New product introductions, consumer advertising expenditures, common stock prices and the positive U.S. balance of trade in processed food reached new highs. This report analyzes and assesses yearly developments in growth, conduct, performance, and structure of the institutions--food processors, wholesalers, retailers, and foodservice firms--that comprise the Nation's food marketing system. Industry growth includes changes in sales for each... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food marketing; Food processors; Wholesalers; Retailers; Foodservice; Advertising; Profitability; Trade; Marketing. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33679 |
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| Fafchamps, Marcel; Hill, Ruth Vargas; Minten, Bart. |
| Using original data collected about growers, traders, processors, markets, and village communities, we compare the situation in four states – Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Orissa. We examine the way that information about crop attributes is conveyed (or not) along the value chain. We also document the infrastructure available at the level of the market. We find that little information circulates about unobservable crop characteristics. Growers receive a price premium when they dry, grade, and pack their produce, but we find no evidence that information about crop health and safety or agricultural practices circulates through the value chain or that growers are encouraged to follow specific agricultural practices for quality purposes. Market... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food marketing; Food safety; Food quality; Value chain; India; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42396 |
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| Labrecque, Joanne; Charlebois, Sylvain. |
| On March 20, 1996, a day known as Black Wednesday to the British beef industry, the British Secretary of State of Health announced that a possible link existed between BSE and the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the human variant of mad cow. Seven years later, a somewhat comparable fate struck the Canadian beef industry. In May 2003, the discovery of the first native North American case of BSE in Canada deflated the prospects of the industry across the country, consequently creating environmental uncertainty. This paper conceptually analyses the events that occurred in Britain by considering the beef industry as a political economy. The authors find that socio-political structures, driven by power and dependency relations, socio-political processes, and... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: BSE; Food safety policies; Food marketing; Food distribution; Crisis management; Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8198 |
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| Grolleau, Gilles; Caswell, Julie A.. |
| Some consumers derive utility from using products produced with specific processes, such as environmentally friendly practices. Means of verifying these credence attributes, such as certification, are necessary for the market to function effectively. A substitute or complementary solution may exist when consumers perceive a relationship between a process attribute and other verifiable product attributes. We present a model where the level of search and experience attributes influences the likelihood of production of eco-friendly products. Our results suggest that the market success of eco-friendly food products requires a mix of environmental and other verifiable attributes that together signal credibility. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Environmental labeling; Food attributes; Food marketing; Quality perception; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8636 |
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