British Food Journal: Volume 121 Issue 2

Knowledge management and open innovation in agri-food crowdfunding

Valentina Cillo, Riccardo Rialti, Bernardo Bertoldi, Francesco Ciampi

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between knowledge management capabilities and successful open innovation within agri-food businesses. This particular…

A sustainable perspective in wine production for common-good management: The case of Fontanafredda biological “reserve”

Valter Cantino, Elisa Giacosa, Damiano Cortese

The purpose of this paper is to analyse how sustainability is crucial in maintaining and assigning value to a common good. In particular, the paper identifies several…

Does social media usage affect online purchasing intention for wine? The moderating role of subjective and objective knowledge

Tommaso Pucci, Elena Casprini, Costanza Nosi, Lorenzo Zanni

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence that social media usage has on the online purchases of wine and to examine whether objective and subjective knowledge…

Children’s organic fruit nectar satisfaction: an experimental economics approach

Antonella Ardizzone, Valeria Faralla, Marco Novarese

Over the past several decades, studies regarding consumer satisfaction for organic food (OF) have increased along with the rise in OF consumption. However, empirical research into…

Relationship between barriers and key factors of dairy production in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Helio Aisenberg Ferenhof, Andrei Bonamigo, Andre Da Cunha, Rafael Tezza, Fernando Antonio Forcellini

The purpose of this paper is to verify if, in the dairy business ecosystem (dairy farmers, dairy cooperatives, government, research agencies, consultants and financial…

Consumer attitudes and buying behavior for green food products: From the aspect of green perceived value (GPV)

Eunju Woo, Yeong Gug Kim

The purpose of this paper is to apply the multidimensional construct of green perceived value (GPV) to the buying behavior of green food products to enhance the understanding of…

Triple bottom line model and food safety in organic food and conventional food in affecting perceived value and purchase intentions

Shu Yen Hsu, Chiao-Chen Chang, Tyrone T. Lin

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is a significant difference in consumer’s attitude and purchase intentions toward organic food and conventional food…

Consumers’ snack choices: current factors contributing to obesity

Annchen Mielmann, Thomas A. Brunner

The purpose of this paper is to indicate the need for and create an insightful understanding of the current factors contributing to consumer’s obesity levels due to their snack…

Luxury craftsmanship – the emergent luxury beer market

Alistair Williams, Glyn Atwal, Douglas Bryson

The purpose of this paper is to consider the design of experiential marketing strategies within the luxury beer category.

Food quality vs food patriotism: Russian consumers’ preferences for cheese after the food import ban

Mirzobobo Yormirzoev, Ramona Teuber, Tongzhe Li

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of perceived food quality and consumer ethnocentrism and potential trade-offs between these two concepts in Russian consumers’…

Consumers’ behaviour in fast-food restaurants: a food value perspective from Spain

Alicia Izquierdo-Yusta, Carmen M. Gómez-Cantó, Jorge Pelegrin-Borondo, María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz

The purpose of this paper is to understand consumers’ behaviour in fast-food restaurants in Spain. To this end, the authors conducted a survey that combined a classification of…

Hygiene behavior assessment of a hazelnut processing plant

Rinaldo Botondi

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the possible microbiological contamination in terms of total counts and representative microbial groups found in the hazelnuts as well as…

Nutritional and phytochemical content of Swiss chard from Montenegro, under different fertilization and irrigation treatments

Ljubica Ivanović, Ivana Milašević, Ana Topalović, Dijana Ðurović, Boban Mugoša, Mirko Knežević, Miroslav Vrvić

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate both nutrient and phytochemical content of Swiss chard grown under different fertilization and irrigation treatments and the effect of…

An analysis of the farmers contractual preferences in process innovation implementation: A case study in the Italian poultry context

Gaetano Martino, Paolo Polinori

The purpose of this paper is to consider how farmers cope with the uncertainty-related broiler process innovation in long-term contractual relationships.

Development of a functional food bar containing coffee

Nathália de Souza Lara, Maísa Mancini Matioli de Sousa, Fernanda Paola de Pádua Gandra, Michel Cardoso de Angelis-Pereira, João de Deus Souza Carneiro, Rosemary Gualberto Fonseca Alvarenga Pereira

The purpose of this paper is to develop a cereal bar supplemented with coffee beverage that has health benefits.

Posting photos of luxury cuisine online: an exploratory study

Glyn Atwal, Douglas Bryson, Valériane Tavilla

The purpose of this paper is to identify the motives for posting or sharing food photos using social media, focussed within the context of fine dining (FD) restaurants.

Port wine value chain: from the Douro Valley to Oporto Cellars

João Pedro Ferreira, Pedro Nogueira Ramos, Luís Cruz, Eduardo Barata, Michael Lahr

The purpose of this paper is to offer an insight into the fundamental changes taking place in Port wine production value chains. Specifically, the authors examine two distinct…

Effects of menu labelling on students′ food choice: a preliminary study

Greta Krešić, Nikolina Liović, Jelka Pleadin

The purpose of this paper is to assess the relationship between nutrition knowledge and grocery store nutrition label use, with using nutrition information disclosure on menu…

Consumer behaviour towards willingness to pay for Halal products: An assessment of demand for Halal certification in a Muslim country

Waqar Ahmed, Arsalan Najmi, Hafiz Muhammad Faizan, Shaharyar Ahmed

The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the factors affecting Muslim consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for Halal food, products and operations by employing theory of…

Willingness of beef finishers to participate in supply chain collaborations

Siyi Feng, Myles Patton, Diane E. Burgess

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence beef farmers’ willingness to participate in supply chain collaboration initiatives and to identify attributes in…

Distinctions and boundaries: men’s talk about food celebrities

Nicklas Neuman, Lucas Gottzén, Christina Fjellström

The purpose of this paper is to explore how a group of men relate to food celebrities in the contemporary Swedish food-media landscape, especially celebrity chefs on TV.

Exploring perceptions of sustainable proteins and meat attachment

Victoria Emma Circus, Rosie Robison

The purpose of this paper is to explore consumer perceptions of more sustainable protein alternatives to conventional meat.

Can diversification explain financial performance in agribusiness co-operatives?

Fellipe Silva Martins, Wagner Cezar Lucato, Dirceu Da Silva

The purpose of this paper is to integrate Brazilian agro-industrial co-operatives’ horizontal, lateral and vertical integration diversification and expansion strategies, such as…

Food-system actors’ perspectives on trust: an international comparison

Emma Tonkin, Annabelle M. Wilson, John Coveney, Julie Henderson, Samantha B. Meyer, Mary Brigid McCarthy, Seamus O’Reilly, Michael Calnan, Aileen McGloin, Edel Kelly, Paul Ward

The purpose of this paper is to compare the perspectives of actors who contribute to trust in the food system in four high income countries which have diverse food incident…

Exploring e-Loyalty Antecedents in B2C e-Commerce: Empirical results from Italian grocery retailers

Monica Faraoni, Riccardo Rialti, Lamberto Zollo, Anna Claudia Pellicelli

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the micro-linkages fostering consumers’ e-loyalty in grocery retailers B2C e-commerce context. Specifically, the authors focused on the…

Consumption values and physical activities: consumers’ healthy eating choices

Karim Marini Thomé, Guilherme Mata Pinho, Alexia Hoppe

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which consumption values and physical activities influence consumers’ healthy eating choices.

Who are the future seaweed consumers in a Western society? Insights from Australia

Dawn Birch, Kåre Skallerud, Nicholas A. Paul

The purpose of this paper is to profile the consumers who are likely to eat seaweed products in Australia.

Sustainability as business strategy in community supported agriculture: Social, environmental and economic benefits for producers and consumers

Daniele Eckert Matzembacher, Fábio Bittencourt Meira

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how sustainability integrates the business strategy of Brazilian community supported agriculture (CSA) initiatives, and to understand…

Sensory analysis of 20% solids fortified blended porridge

Edgar Chambers IV, Curtis Maughan, Natarajan Padmanabhan, Sajid Alavi, Akinbode Adedji

Evaluations of food aid products such as corn soy blend (CSB) suggest that higher nutrient-dense weaning foods are needed. CSB at 20 per cent solids was suggested, but it is too…

Measuring emotions toward dining alone by frequency of single dining events

Hyeyeon Kim, Jinkyung Choi

The growing prevalence of single-person households in South Korea has started to affect the country’s restaurant business. The phenomenon has led to changes in how the interiors…