British Food Journal: Volume 123 Issue 11

Cannabis and web marketing strategies-A study of Colorado cannabis vendors

Samer Forzley

This study aimed to investigate the level of adoption of digital marketing by cannabis vendors in the state of Colorado.

A COVID-19 contextual study of customers’ mistreatment and counterproductive work behavior at coffee cafés

Ishfaq Ahmed, Talat Islam, Saima Ahmad, Ahmad Kaleem

The issue of customer mistreatment in food and retail sectors has come under the spotlight during the COVID-19 crisis. The purpose of this paper is to examine the problem in the…

Total phenolic content, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial potentials of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.) seed extract

Samson A. Oyeyinka, Aminat O. Abdulsalam, Amina M. Ahmed El-Imam, Adewumi T. Oyeyinka, Omotola Folake Olagunju, Fausat L. Kolawole, Abimbola K. Arise, Emmanuel O. Adedeji, Patrick B. Njobeh

Bambara groundnut is a hard-to-cook grain and this has limited its utilisation to some extent. However, the grain is a good source of phytochemicals with antioxidant properties…

Interference of germination on the nutritional composition and antioxidant capacity of black sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Ana Carolina Dias Basso, Pollyana Mara Ribeiro Machado, Jaísa Oliveira Chaves, Paola Machado Parreiras, Camila Carvalho Menezes

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of black sesame germination on its nutritional composition and antioxidant activity.

Lifestyle segmentation of Czech food consumers: how sustainability and listening to music correspond to consumer lifestyles

Renata Hrubá, Tomáš Sadílek

The purpose of this study is to segment Czech consumers based on their sustainable food consumption and their relationship with listening to music. Specifically, the authors…

Blockchain technology for a sustainable agri-food supply chain

Roberto Leonardo Rana, Caterina Tricase, Luigi De Cesare

The present paper is aimed at 1) performing a systematic literature review (SLR) on applications in the perspective of sustainable agri-food supply chain (SC) of blockchain…

Is local the new organic? Empirical evidence from German regions

Julia Winterstein, André Habisch

This paper measures German customers' label-depending preference and willingness to pay for organic and local food.

Food losses and waste quantification in supply chains: a systematic literature review

Nadine Kafa, Anicia Jaegler

The purpose of this paper is to systematically review and critically examine food losses and waste quantification in supply chain, especially in studies that tackle all the supply…

Psychological pricing in online food retail

Judith Hillen

This study aims to analyse the use of psychological pricing in online food retailing. In stationary grocery shops, psychological prices with nine-endings have been a…

Spain's reputation in China: analysing its effects on attitudes towards Spanish olive oil

Juan A. García, Belén Ruiz

The objective of this paper is to analyse the elements that influence Spain's reputation among Chinese consumers, and to evaluate to what extent this country's reputation has an…

Wine consumption preferences among generations X and Y: an analysis of variability

Mª Carolina Rodríguez-Donate, Margarita E. Romero-Rodríguez, Víctor Javier Cano-Fernández

This paper compares the socio-demographic features, wine consumption preferences and habits of individuals of Generations X and Y. The influence of age, as a life cycle effect, on…

Effect of migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) powder incorporation on nutritional and sensorial properties of wheat flour bread

Sami A. Althwab, Raghad M. Alhomaid, Rehab F. M. Ali, Ayman Mohammed El-Anany, Hassan M. Mousa

The effects of incorporation of Locusta migratoria (LM) powder at different levels (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5%) on nutritional, qualitative and sensory properties of baked breads were…

An efficient deep learning model for cultivar identification of a pistachio tree

Ahmad Heidary-Sharifabad, Mohsen Sardari Zarchi, Sima Emadi, Gholamreza Zarei

This paper proposes a novel deep learning based method towards the identification of a pistachio tree cultivar from its image.

How do consumers respond to price gaps in private brand agrifood products?

Melania Salazar-Ordóñez, Macario Rodríguez-Entrena, Manuel Arriaza

There is a range around reference prices, the so-called latitude of price acceptance, where consumers seem insensitive to changes into prices, with these ranges being wider for…

Effect of drying techniques on yield, nutritional, minerals of wild banana pulp (Musa balbisiana Colla): physicochemical and morphological characterization thereof

Twinkle Borah, Nooreen Washmin, Nayan Jyoti Bora, Jadumoni Saikia, Padma Sangmu Bomzon, Tobiul Hussain Ahmed, Prasenjit Manna, Siddhartha Proteem Saikia, Dipanwita Banik

The study was aimed to compare the effect of three drying techniques viz., spray, freeze and hot air oven (HAO) drying on yield, nutritional parameters, minerals and…

Can business model innovation help SMEs in the food and beverage industry to respond to crises? Findings from a Swiss brewery during COVID-19

Enzo Bivona, Margarita Cruz

The purpose of this paper is to show how different business model innovations (BMIs) help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food and beverage industry to navigate…

Changing the layout of farmers markets can affect cross-contamination

Karla M. Acosta, Zahra H. Mohammad, Heyao Yu, Kristen Kirkwood, Kristen Gibson, Jack A. Neal, Sujata A. Sirsat

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the layout has an effect on cross-contaminations levels at farmers markets.

How can consumer involvement be changed through communication campaigns? An information content choice model applied to the olive oil case

Elisa Garrido-Castro, Eva María Murgado-Armenteros, Francisco José Torres-Ruiz

Involvement has been one of the most studied variables in the field of marketing due to its determinant role in consumer behaviour, but always as a contextual or mediating…

Food safety at home: Serbian students

Ana Radulovic, Ingela Marklinder, Milica Mirkovic, Jelena Miocinovic, Svjetlana Jankovic Soja

Strengthening awareness and education to address food safety problem is of importance. The purpose of this study is to investigate food safety knowledge and opinion among Serbian…

Consumers' preferences for intrinsic and extrinsic product attributes of plant-based eggs: an exploratory study in the United Kingdom and Italy

Agnese Rondoni, Elena Millan, Daniele Asioli

Plant-based eggs have recently been developed to provide consumers with a healthier, animal-friendlier and more sustainable alternative to conventional eggs. The purpose of this…

Drivers and barriers in the consumption of alternative staples. A systematic literature review and future research agenda

Priya Shah, Amandeep Dhir, Rohit Joshi, Naliniprava Tripathy

Major cereal staples such as wheat, white rice and corn have a significant negative impact on the environment, a low nutritional profile and are associated with obesity. In…

Exploring the role of transaction costs in the intensity of organic food consumption in Brazil

Andrei Cechin, Jean Pierre Passos Medaets, Armando Fornazier, Ana Carolina Pereira Zoghbi

Organic food has additional quality attributes compared to those found in conventional food, such as environmental responsibility and health benefits. Information about these…

Effect of the incorporation of apricot pulp powder on physicochemical, functional, rheological and nutraceutical properties of wheat flour based cookies

Aaqib Nisar, Nusrat Jan, Amir Gull, Farooq Ahmad Masoodi, Tawheed Amin, Omar Bashir, Sajad Mohd Wani

The demand for functional foods has been increasing tremendously throughout the globe and keeping in view the health beneficial properties of apricot fruit. The purpose of this…

Physicochemical characteristics and mineral status of honey from different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh, India

Meena Thakur, Neha Gupta, Harish Kumar Sharma, Sunita Devi

The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of honey from different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh in terms of physicochemical characteristics and mineral status.