The development of the Polish food retailing sector is very interesting. With the transition from a socialist to a market economy, structural change in the retailing sector has been especially rapid and the new open markets in Poland have attracted foreign investors throughout the economy in...

Like many other industrialised countries Germany has experienced a powerful concentration process in food retailing. There are some issues, however, which make Germany a special case in Europe and among industrialised countries in general. This holds true in terms of market structure and...

In many industrialized countries, the grocery-retailing sector exhibits a strong and increasing market concentration. Hence, it is important to understand retail pricing for many questions related to market power in the marketing chain and to agricultural and food policies. We analyze...

Vor dem Hintergrund eines steigenden Außer-Haus-Verzehrs gibt der Beitrag interessante Einblicke in die Preisgestaltung im Food-Service-Bereich auf Basis eines eigens erhobenen Querschnittsdatensatzes. Be­sonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf bequemen Transaktionspreisen, welche nach Knotek...

[Zusammenfassung] Vor dem Hintergrund des Auslaufens der EU-Milchquote im April 2015 haben der Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter e. V. (BDM) bzw. das European Milk Boards (EMB) einen Vorschlag zur zukünftigen Milchmarktsteuerung vorgelegt. Zentrales Element dieses Vorschlags ist eine...

The dairy sector is one of the most important agro-food markets in the European Union (EU). In addition to the fresh dairy products, cheese and butter considerable amounts of other dairy products with long sell-by dates are produced like skimmed milk, semi skimmed milk and whole milk powder....

[Synopsis] In light of the expiry of the EU milk quota in April 2015, the German Federal Association of Dairy Farmers (Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter e. V. (BDM)) and the European Milk Board (EMB) have put forward a proposal for the future management of the dairy market. The central...