Given the recent changes in olive oil market and the growing importance of Distribution for commerce and for private labeling srategies, our work aims at conducting a market analysis that studies the competition within the sector and foresees the profitability of the different possible business...

Nowadays many countries and governments must confront one of the most challenging food and health disasters ever to face human-kind: an epidemic of obesity. Even though several factors can lead to obesity, mostly food industry has been blamed for making people fat. Hence, this article provides a...

The extra-virgin olive oil, in the rural economy of our country, is taking an increasingly important role. The increasing price volatility due to the opening of markets and the competitive relationship with other producing countries, the increase in demand for quality products, along with...

The analysis of the competitive performance has always been fascinated economists both marco and micro. And 'possible to do so to identify three strands of study. The macroeconomic, aimed at identifying and analyzing indicators of per-formance of the different economic systems, a second strand...

The reasons for choosing and buying an extra virgin olive oil come from the identification of attributes differentials versus the competition, makers of the value perceived by the consumer of that product, ie a high benefit / cost ratio that leads to that specific product be regained in the...

The technological innovations of the project VALOROLIO act as an integrated package of interventions at the system load of extra virgin olive oil extraction and treatment processes of all products with a view to their economic value. The pitting of the olives allows a substantial modification of...

The technological innovations of the project VALOROLIO act as an integrated package of interventions at the system load of extra virgin olive oil extraction and treatment processes of all products with a view to their economic value. The pitting of the olives allows a substantial modification of...

The process of product selection in the large retail stores is increasingly influenced by food merchandising techniques (Stocchetti and Volpato, 2002). In this context, the products positioning on the shelves is as strategic and critical variable, both for manufacturers and for the distribution...

Exchange relationships in the olive oil sector is characterized by an extreme variety of organizational forms and use of the market. The survey RIOM promoted under the project, and identifies the links between the structural characteristics and corporate styles, will outline the strengths and...

The rural development policy has received considerable attention in recent years by many governments, especially as a strategic tool for the development sector and the introduction of innovations in rural areas. In this context, the project integrated supply chain implements an operation mode...