British Food Journal: Volume 114 Issue 7

Craft beer: penetrating a niche market

Douglas W. Murray, Martin A. O'Neill

The purpose of this paper is to examine the underexplored niche market potential of craft beer, especially as it may relate to independent food and beverage operations, as a means…

A simplified health information model increased the level of knowledge regarding “five a day” and food safety in a city district

Margaretha Nydahl, Fanny Jacobsson, Marielle Lindblom, Ingela Marklinder

The aim of this paper was to analyze the effect according to knowledge and behavior, respectively, through a simplified health information model launched in a selected city…

Constructing a typology of trust in asymmetrical food business relationships

Hannele Suvanto

This paper aims to present insights into representations of discursive trust in asymmetrical business‐to‐business relationships in food chains. The purpose is to understand and…

Preference for ethnic specialty produce by the Hispanics in the east coast of the USA

Anoma Ariyawardana, Ramu Govindasamy, Venkata Puduri

The consumption of ethnic food is an integral part of the Hispanic culture. Therefore, this study was carried out with the intention of assessing the consumption and preferences…

Antioxidant potential of oregano extract (Origanum vulgare L.)

Caroline Pereira Moura Aranha, Neuza Jorge

This research aims to evaluate the antioxidant potential of oregano extract (OE), as well as its isolated and synergistic effect when applied to soybean oil (SO) under thermal…

Nigella sativa L. fixed oil supplementation improves nutritive quality, tocopherols and thymoquinone contents of cookies

Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Masood Sadiq Butt, Farhan Saeed, Rizwana Batool

Nigella sativa L. (black cumin) has a unique nutritional profile that can be employed in food formulation to improve health of consumers. Black cumin is already used in…

Influence of supply chain model on quality and safety control of table grape and performance of small‐scale vinegrowers in China

Weihua Jiao, Zetian Fu, Weisong Mu, Neil McLaughlin, Mark Xu

Table grape is one of the most important horticultural crops in China. However, quality and safety have become major constraints for the further development of the Chinese table…

Attitudinal inconsistency toward organic food in relation to purchasing intention and behavior: An illustration of Taiwan consumers

Shih‐Jui Tung, Ching‐Chun Shih, Sherrie Wei, Yu‐Hua Chen

This study aims to examine the attitudinal inconsistency among Taiwanese consumers toward organic agriculture/food, and its relationship to their willingness to pay a premium and…

A simulated recall study in five major food sectors

Kathryn Anne‐Marie Donnelly, Kine Mari Karlsen, Bent Dreyer

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of current traceability systems in five food sectors: dairy, fish, red meat, fruit and vegetable, and grain. Products were bought…

Fruit and snack consumption related to sweet, sour and salty taste preferences

Siet J. Sijtsema, Machiel J. Reinders, Sabine R.C.H. Hiller, M. Dolors Guàrdia

To better understand fruit consumption and its determinants this paper aims to explore the relationship between the consumption of different types of fruit and other snacks and…