The term ‘junk food’ has no legal definition and its use by campaigners gives a misleading impression of how much food and drink will be affected by government proposals in the Childhood Obesity Strategy. Policies that restrict ‘junk food’ will actually restrict HFSS food (high in fat,...

The Indian retail industry was estimated at USD 520 Billion in 2013 and projected to grow at a rate of 13% and will have a market size of USD 950 billion by 2018 (E&Y, 2014). Retail sector has become competitive with the emergence of organized retail players. Currently retailers are focusing on...

The 2010 Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Horizontal Merger Guidelines lay out a new standard for assessing proposed mergers in markets with differentiated products. This new standard is based on a measure of ``upward pricing pressure,'' (UPP) and the calculation of a ``gross...

The 2010 Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Horizontal Merger Guidelines lay out a new standard for assessing proposed mergers in markets with differentiated products. This new standard is based on a measure of ``upward pricing pressure,'' (UPP) and the calculation of a ``gross...

This research deals with consumers' perceptions about functional, genetically-modified, ethnic, convenience, and organic food. The study was conducted in Maribor amongst women and men aged between 18 and 55 years, divided into four groups. It focused on social, economic, quantitative, and...

Intro -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Old Dutch Potato Chips: A Canadian Company? -- Chapter 2: The Changing Chip Industry: Potato Growers and Federated Fine Foods -- Chapter 3: Corporate Mythology and Culinary Tourism: Hardbite and Covered Bridge Potato Chips -- Chapter 4: Cheezies: A No-Growth...

We use scanner data of supermarket sales to investigate the effects of the EU School Fruit campaign, conducted in a sample of primary schools in the city of Rome during 2010 and 2011, on the consumption of unhealthy snacks. We allocate supermarkets to treatment and control groups depending on...

We use scanner data of supermarket sales to investigate the effects of the EU School Fruit campaign, conducted in a sample of primary schools in the city of Rome during 2010 and 2011, on the consumption of unhealthy snacks. We allocate supermarkets to treatment and control groups depending on...

We use scanner data of supermarket sales to investigate the effects of the EU School Fruit campaign, conducted in a sample of primary schools in the city of Rome during 2010 and 2011, on the consumption of unhealthy snacks. We allocate supermarkets to treatment and control groups depending on...

Die Verbreitung von Übergewicht und Adipositas ist besorgniserregend, auch in der Schweiz. Von den vielen Faktoren, die im Zusammenhang mit Übergewicht stehen, werden die Marketingaktivitäten der Lebensmittelindustrie besonders stark kritisiert (Seiders and Petty 2004, p. 154). Daher ist es...

[paper in French] During the last decades, consumption of fresh vegetables has declined while consumption of processed vegetables has increased. This paper aims at characterizing the purchases of processed vegetables in France by carrying out a principal component analysis of consumption data...

This paper reviews literature on alternative convenience food choices and analyses the findings from consumer behaviour and manufacturing/retailing perspective. As consumers' demand for easy prepared and healthier food products has gradually increased, so has the related research activity. This...