British Food Journal: Volume 118 Issue 5

Improving the confectionery industry supply chain through second party audits

Ilija Djekic, Sladjana Dragojlovic, Zoran Miloradovic, Snezana Miljkovic-Zivanovic, Marija Savic, Vesna Kekic

This study evaluated benefits and constraints of improving suppliers' quality and food safety systems through second party audits

Meta-analysis of U.S. intermediated food markets: Measuring what matters

Blake E. Angelo, Becca B.R. Jablonski, Dawn Thilmany

A body of literature and case studies has developed as part of the reporting, outreach and evaluation of the local and regional food system projects supported by grants and other…

Voluntary traceability standards and the role of economic incentives

Stefanella Stranieri, Alessia Cavaliere, Alessandro Banterle

The proliferation of traceability standards shed light on the understanding of the mechanisms leading agri-food firms to choose among different kind of rules and systems for their…

Price satisfaction and producer loyalty: the role of mediators in business to business relationships in Kenyan mango supply chain

Sarah Mutonyi, Karin Beukel, Amos Gyau, Carsten Nico Hjortsø

The purpose of this paper is to investigate which dimensions of price satisfaction influence producers’ trust in buyers and assess the mediating role of such trust in the…

An application of the theory of planned behaviour to predict intention to consume African indigenous foods in Kenya

Thomas Waweru Gakobo, Mlenga G. Jere

African indigenous foods have a special place and role in many African cultures for the sustenance of life and provisions food substances and health. However, it has been observed…

Food supply chain: are UK SMEs aware of concept, drivers, benefits and barriers, and frameworks of traceability?

Mattia Mattevi, Jeffrey A Jones

In this paper the degree of understanding of traceability concept, drivers, systems’ characteristics, benefits and barriers, and frameworks is tested with focus on UK small and…

Modern food retailing buying behaviour in Africa: the case of Tanzania

Felix Adamu Nandonde, John Kuada

The purpose of this paper is to explore modern food retail buyers’ behaviour in developing economies using the case of Tanzania. This paper provides an insight into the…

Survival of outward FDI in China’s food industry

Ciao-Ru Jian, Daisuke Takahashi, Tsaiyu Chang, Chung-Hsuan Wei

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the stability of Taiwanese and Japanese outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in China’s food industry and explore the Cox…

Assessing Italian wine quality and prices: de gustibus non disputandum est

Luca Cacchiarelli, Anna Carbone, Marco Esti, Tiziana Laureti, Alessandro Sorrentino

The paper focuses on high segments of the Italian wine market. The goal is twofold. First, it aims at understanding to what extent wine experts are influenced by specific quality…

Assessing the table grape supply chain performance in China - a value chain analysis perspective

Lei Deng, Ruimei Wang, Tian Dong, Jianying Feng, Mu Weisong

The paper aims to understand the cost-benefits, financial performance and relationships of the key actors in the table grape supply chain by using value chain analysis method.

The role of intermediaries in food export: case evidence from Finland

Ulla E.E. Lehtinen, Petri Ahokangas, Jinghui Lu

This paper examines the role of export intermediaries in the internationalization of small and medium sized companies in Finland. The empirical study focuses on small Finnish food…

Managers’ opinions of factors influencing HACCP applications in Italian hotel/restaurant/café (HoReCa) sector

Nicola Casolani, Antonella Del Signore

Managers’ opinions regarding factors influencing the application of HACCP in the Italian HoReCa sector were investigated. Three main topics were analyzed: the general features of…

Consumer attitudes towards nanotechnology in food products: an attribute-based analysis

Nigel Desmond Steenis, Arnout RH Fischer

Nanotechnology is a technology that holds much promise for food production. It is however not clear to what extent consumers will accept different types of nanotechnologies in…

Towards a grounded view of collaboration in Indian agri-food supply chains: a qualitative investigation

Shikha Aggarwal, Manoj Kumar Srivastava

The purpose of this paper is to understand the process and role of supply chain collaboration in Indian agri-food industry and highlight the perceptions of buyers and suppliers…

Presence of enterobius vermicularis infections and food hygiene knowledge levels among catering industry personnel

Asli Uçar, Munevver Arısoy, Funda Pınar Çakıroğlu, Sabri Candar

This study was aimed to determine the presence of Enterobius vermicularis in workers in hospital kitchens in Ankara, Turkey and the levels of their food hygiene knowledge

Reconceptualizing the U.S. strategic food safety system

Chao-shih "Jake" Wang, David D. Van Fleet

To introduce an innovative communicative platform to be constructed to facilitate food hazard communications as new policy initiatives shift the direction of food safety…