British Food Journal: Volume 116 Issue 5

Homogenization of eating times in the United Kingdom and Spain

Cecilia Díaz-Méndez, Javier Callejo

The paper aims to offer information regarding the degree of homogenization of eating times in the UK and Spain. The objective is to compare two societies by the ways their…

The use of health risk scores and classification in food service: An experience in Baixada Santista's public schools – Brazil

Diogo Thimoteo Da Cunha, Elke Stedefeldt, Veridiana Vera De Rosso

The aim of this study was to evaluate the good manufacturing practices in meal services in public schools and day care centres in Baixada Santista, Brazil using a health risk…

Contractual arrangements and commitment in the Indonesian supermarket channel

Sahara Sahara, Amos Gyau

The aim of this paper is to examine the nature of contractual relationships between farmers and buyers in the traditional and supermarket channels, and to explore determinants of…

Chinese aquatic farmers' participation in modern marketing channels

Xianhui Geng

The study uses survey data obtained in Jiangsu province, China, in June and August of 2012 to analyse the causal relations between aquatic farmers' relationship networks and…

Convergence or difference? Western European household food expenditure

Amy Erbe Healy

This research examines convergence theory in terms of food expenditure patterns within and across a sample of Western European countries, specifically Italy, Ireland, France and…

French consumer perception, preference of, and willingness to pay for fresh fruit based on country of origin

Zhifeng Gao, Shu Sing Wong, Lisa A. House, Thomas H. Spreen

The purpose of this study is to determine French consumer perceptions and preferences for fresh fruit from different countries. French consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for citrus…

Revealing barriers to healthier fast food consumption choices

Katherine Anderson, Miranda Mirosa

In light of growing concerns around obesity, the present work investigates why consumers continue to choose traditional unhealthy fast food options over newly offered healthier…

Young adults and wine consumption a qualitative application of the theory of planned behavior

Ana Patrícia Silva, Isabel Figueiredo, Tim Hogg, Miguel Sottomayor

The aim of this study is to identify perceptions, attitudes and behavior of young adults concerning wine consumption, using the “theory of planned behavior” as a theoretical…

Consumer satisfaction and loyalty in private-label food stores

María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz, Pablo Ruiz-Palomino, Ricardo Martinez-Canas, Juan José Blázquez-Resino

This study aims to determine which factors underlie the store attributes that contribute to a particular food store image. Furthermore, heightened recent attention to private…

Intentions to buy “organic” not manifested in practice

Maria Frostling-Henningsson, Martin Hedbom, Ludvig Wilandh

This research paper focuses on why intentions to buy organic and/or eco-friendly food are not always manifested in practice. Based on Warde's antinomies of structural opposition…