British Food Journal: Volume 116 Issue 4

Perceptions of healthy eating in transitional phases of life: Results of four focus groups with adolescents and older adults

Tino Bech-Larsen, Laura Kazbare

Although adolescents and older adults are often targets for nutritional change interventions, little has been done to explore how people in these transitional life phases perceive…

Are parents eating their greens? Fruit and vegetable consumption during a school intervention

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel, Tino Bech-Larsen, Alice Grønhøj

The aim of this paper is to study the extent of change in parents' fruit and vegetable consumption during a period when their children participate in a school-based healthy eating…

Does subjective well-being predict health-enhancing behaviour? The example of fruit and vegetable consumption

Ting Ding, Barbara Mullan, Kristina Xavier

Adhering to the guidelines regarding the consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with positive health outcomes. Subjective well-being has been demonstrated to have a…

Assessment of consumers' perception and cognition toward table grape consumption in China

Feng Jianying, Wang Xia, Fu Zetian, Mu Weisong

The paper aims to understand consumers' perception and cognition toward table grapes, which focuses on the most important attributes, consumption consequences and personal values…

Individual motivations for limiting meat consumption

Ifat Zur, Christian A. Klöckner

The aim of this paper is to identify predictors of meat consumption and the intention to reduce it. Since meat consumption is one of the major contributors to human made…

Plural forms of governance in the beef industry: a case study in Brazil

Marcelo José Carrer, Hildo Meirelles de Souza Filho, Marcela de Melo Brandão Vinholis

The purpose of this paper is to describe the forms of coordinating transactions used by a large beef slaughterhouse and processing companies and their suppliers of beef cattle…

Understanding variations in the consumption of functional foods – evidence from Croatia

Ružica Brečić, Matthew Gorton, Dominique Barjolle

Drawing on a representative survey, this paper aims to identify the determinants of functional food consumption in Croatia. The objective is to introduce and test a conceptual…

Demand for safety and regional certification of food: Results from Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland

Edel Doherty, Danny Campbell

This paper aims to explore the relationship between consumer demand for enhanced food safety features and regional identification of food amongst consumers across Great Britain…

Profiling potential food tourists: an Australian study

Richard N.S. Robinson, Donald Getz

This paper aims to share the findings of a study of self-declared “foodies”. In particular this paper provides a demographic and socio-economic profile of the sample and their…

“We must have the wrong consumers” – a case study on new food product development failure

Toni Ryynänen, Annaleena Hakatie

The aim of this paper is to investigate, in detail, an unsuccessful food development project that took place in 2008-2010. The case is studied from the viewpoint of an…

Product strategies for growth in niche food firms

Gunn-Turid Kvam, Trine Magnus, Egil Petter Stræte

The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of growth processes of speciality food firms and how these processes influence the producers' perception of…