British Food Journal: Volume 117 Issue 1

Evaluation of research methods to study domestic food preparation

Domestic preparation practices influence the sensory properties and nutritional composition of food products. Information on the variability in actual domestic preparation…

Consumers’ mental model of food safety for fresh vegetables in Nairobi: A field experiment using the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique

The purpose of this paper is to examine consumers’ perception of food safety for vegetables at traditional urban market outlets in a developing country context and test whether…

An exploration of the fruit and vegetable “foodscape” in a university setting for staff: A preliminary study

The potential for the foodservice industry to be part of a public health strategy has led to a new understanding of this sector’s role in a wider interdisciplinary health…

Food hygiene knowledge in adolescents and young adults

The purpose of this paper is to utilise the comprehensive Food Safety Knowledge Instrument to compare food hygiene knowledge across a population of high school and university…

Evaluation of sanitation knowledge and practices of restaurant kitchen staff in South Korea

The purpose of this paper is to examine the sanitation knowledge and practice of staff who work in restaurant kitchens and to suggest sanitation management plans and efficient…

Short food safety videos promote peer networking and behavior change

The purpose of this paper is to create a series of 30-60-second short videos to promote improved food safety behaviors of middle school youth, determine the feasibility of…

Legislation, standards and diagnostics as a backbone of food safety assurance in Serbia

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current situation of multidimensional food safety assurance in Serbia, as an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership, in…

Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in different kinds of meat in Tehran province, Iran

– The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes as an important foodborne pathogen in different kinds of meat.

The knowledge of Italian wines on export markets: A nonparametric methodology to analyze promotional actions

The European Union (EU) has strongly rearranged the management of EU wine policy by introducing actions for promoting wine in third countries. The purpose of this paper is to…

Trade-off analysis of packaging attributes for foods and drinks

– The purpose of this paper is to understand consumer perspectives and trade-offs on packaging convenience attributes of various food and drink packages vs increased cost.

Assessing consumers’ adoption of active and intelligent packaging

The purpose of this paper is to identify the purchase behavior with regard to innovative food packaging techniques and sociodemographic properties of consumers in Turkey (the…

Polish final purchasers’ expectations towards the features of dairy product packaging in the context of buying decisions

The purpose of this paper is to identify and to make an in-depth analysis of importance of the environmental elements of dairy product packaging during consumer buying decisions…

The impacts of green claims on coffee consumers’ purchase intention

As huge environmental impacts caused by the coffee industry are significant and controversial in the course from cultivation to consumption, the purpose of this paper is to…

Changing consumer intake of potato, a focus group study

While potato consumption in Europe and North America declines, other carbohydrate sources increase. The purpose of this paper is to explore factors affecting consumers’ changing…

Influence of shelf life labelling on the sensory acceptability of potato snacks

– The purpose of this paper is to assess how shelf-life labelling affects the sensory acceptability of potato snacks.

How do wet markets still survive in Taiwan?

– The purpose of this paper is to answer why wet markets still survive in Taiwan while facing to fierce competition from western-style supermarkets.

Who cares about fish welfare?: A Norwegian study

The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to assess how concerned Norwegians are about fish welfare; second, to investigate Norwegians’ willingness to pay for salmon filet…

Perceived barriers to consumption of freshwater fish in Morocco

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the barriers to freshwater fish consumption in Morocco.

Assessment of the healthy dietary diversity of a main meal in a self-service restaurant: A pilot study

– The purpose of this paper is to present a first proposal of a healthy dietary diversity index to evaluate meals in self-service restaurants.

The effect of stress and visible health problems on the intent to continue health food consumption

The increasing importance of health food sales and the growing number of consumers purchasing health foods necessitates that marketers develop enhanced understanding of health…

Trust in and through labelling – a systematic review and critique

Distrust of conventional food supply systems impacts consumer food choice. This in turn has implications for consumer nutrition outcomes and acceptance of expert advice regarding…

The effect of message framing on pro-environmental behavior intentions: An information processing view

A considerable amount of research suggests that the way information is processed may influence a purchasing decision; however, this seems to be an issue rarely investigated in…

Market values for olive oil attributes in Chile: a hedonic price function

Focused on the olive oil sector in Chile which is a non-traditional market (both in production and consumption), the purpose of this paper is to determine the implicit value of…

Inulin in food products: prebiotic and functional ingredient

The purpose of this paper is to explore the variety of food in which it has been applied as a prebiotic and functional ingredient, the concentrations used there in, the tests that…

Web-based discourse on agriculture among the general public: Comparing Germany and Switzerland

The discourse about agriculture within Switzerland’s and Germany’s public is to be compared in order to obtain an idea about the impact of the different agricultural systems. The…

Australian adults’ knowledge of Australian agriculture

Agriculture is a major generator of wealth and employment in Australia. However, it faces a range of economic and environmental challenges which require substantial community…

External sources for innovation in food SMEs

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that different external sources of knowledge play in product, process, market and organizational innovations in food SMEs.

The value of food resources

– The purpose of this paper is to help understanding the value of food resources (FRs). This may raise global awareness on their importance in macro- and micro-economics.

The linkages between leadership approaches and coordination effectiveness: A path analysis of selected New Zealand-UK International agri-food supply chains

A suitable leadership approach and multiple dimensions of performance (operational and social dimensions contributing to financial performance – the effectiveness of international…

Nonlinearities in the Slovenian apple price transmission

– The purpose of this paper is to assess price linkages and patterns of transmission among producer and consumer markets for apple in Slovenia.

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