British Food Journal: Volume 114 Issue 4

Self‐reported nutritional knowledge and the acceptance of health‐related food benefit claims

Stephen L. Baglione, Louis A. Tucci, John L. Stanton

The purpose of this study is to determine whether reported nutritional knowledge and the acceptance of benefit claims for a fresh produce item is related to changes in preference…

Food safety knowledge, attitude and food handling practices of students

Nevin Sanlier, Ece Konaklioglu

The number of reported food‐borne illnesses has increased recently in the world. In this respect, this study is carried out with the aim of investigating the food safety…

Market orientation and marketing management of traditional food producers in the EU

Xavier Gellynck, Alessandro Banterle, Bianka Kühne, Laura Carraresi, Stefanella Stranieri

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the market orientation and the marketing management capabilities of SMEs that produce traditional food products, by identifying their…

From farm to fork: Direct supply chain relationships in the hospitality industry in the south east of Ireland

Ivor O'Donovan, Tony Quinlan, Tony Barry

This paper seeks to explore the attitudes and behaviour of the hospitality sector, in the south east of Ireland, with regard to direct selling relationships with primary food…

Generation Y preferences for wine: An exploratory study of the US market applying the best‐worst scaling

Polymeros Chrysochou, Athanasios Krystallis, Ana Mocanu, Rachel Leigh Lewis

The purpose of this paper is to explore differences in wine preferences between Generation Y and older cohorts in the USA.

Potential Vietnamese consumers' perceptions of organic foods

Thien T. Truong, Matthew H.T. Yap, Elizabeth M. Ineson

This paper aims to identify and analyse potential Vietnamese consumers' perceptions of organic foods.

Nutritional and therapeutic potential of sunflower seeds: a review

Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Issa Khan, Shahzad Hussain

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of multiple functions of sunflower seeds including their nutritional and nutraceutical benefits.

Fresh produce‐associated outbreaks: a call for HACCP on farms?

Jan Mei Soon, Louise Manning, William Paul Davies, Richard Baines

This paper is intended to be the first in a series addressing food safety in the fresh produce chain, with particular emphasis on the contributing factors that lead to farm‐based…

Food access, diet and health in the UK: an empirical study of Birmingham

Hillary Shaw

This paper aims to investigate the statistical and geographical links between the prevalence of obesity and a range of socio‐economic indicators in a major UK city