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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Larson, Ronald B. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1997

Many changes are occurring in food retailing. Forces driving these changes include the sales gains by supercenter, membership club, and convenience stores, the growing popularity of foodservice, the expansion of private label products (and the response by branded food manufacturers), and the...

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CATALOG SPECIALTY FOOD BUYERS' COMPUTER USAGE AND PURCHASING ACTIVITY: A CASE STUDY

White, Gregory K. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1999

Specialty food aficionados, who use the Internet to gather information or place orders, resemble those who rely on mail order catalogs, except for being younger. Both groups are well- educated, wealthy, and frequent specialty food buyers. Among those studied, nearly all of the Internet users...

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A SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS OF U.S. GROCERY STORE SHOPPERS

Mangaraj, Sandeep; Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2001

store for the Food Marketing Institute's 2000 consumer trends survey. Stores must satisfy the attributes important to all …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005802983

THE HOME MEAL REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY: A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE

Larson, Ronald B. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1998

design and marketing of the HMR concept. To increase the profitability of their HMR programs, supermarkets and restaurants … need to address the seven key "Ps" of HMR marketing: positioning, product, package, place, price, promotion, and people …. This paper reviews these seven marketing issues and summarizes the lessons learned by early HMR providers. …

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THE OBESITY CRISIS: CHALLENGE TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2003

Rising rates of overweight and obesity pose a major challenge to the food industry. The industry has the opportunity to take positive steps to become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem, which is the increasing perception. By 1999-2000 almost two-thirds of American adults were...

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FROM PAPER TO PLASTIC BY 2002: RETAILERS' PERSPECTIVE ON ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS FOR FOOD STAMPS

Quinones, Ana R.; Kinsey, Jean D. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2000

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) is working under the deadline of October 1, 2002, to coordinate a change from the current paper disbursement system of paper food stamps to an electronic transfer system of benefits, known as EBT. The Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

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THE GROWING MIDDLE CLASS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE MARKET FOR HIGH-VALUE FOOD PRODUCTS

Senauer, Benjamin; Goetz, Linde - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2003

The central hypothesis of this paper is that the largest global growth opportunity for high-value food products is the emerging middle class in many developing countries. Using data for Lima, Peru, 20 percent of households are classified as middle or upper class based on the prevalence of...

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SHELF LABELING OF ORGANIC FOODS: EFFECTS ON CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS AND SALES

Reicks, Marla; Splett, Patricia; Fishman, Amy - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1997

The organic food industry is undergoing tremendous expansion. Retail grocers and organic food suppliers are interested in promoting organic foods to customers in mainstream grocery stores. The purpose of this study was to determine if point of purchase (POP) signage in retail grocery stores...

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Emerging Research and Public Policy Issues for a Sustainable Global Food Network

Kinsey, Jean D. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2005

This paper presents research questions and policy issues related to three emerging issues pertinent to developments in the global food and agricultural supply network. Developments in the production and delivery of food to consumers are rapid, prolific, and extreme. We have gone from a...

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