..., and to explain users’ preference and equity of sports nutrition brands. Design/methodology/approach A large online survey (n=3,165) was conducted with users and non-users of sports nutrition drinks in Belgium. Profiling was based on socio-demographic and sport related variables. For users, brand...

... best to the needs of the beneficiaries. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the needs regarding the format and content of the food parcels in a selected social service in Ghent, Belgium. The “format” relates to how the food parcels are distributed, the “content” to the usability of the food...

... Farmers Belgium Competitors Over recent years, “networked innovation” has become an important theme within the innovation literature. This literature stream emphasises the interactive and collaborative nature of the innovation process (Powell et al., 1996 ; Omta, 2002 ; Pittaway...

... highlights the important role played by the European Food Safety Authority in one of its first major tests as a risk assessor and risk communicator. Keywords Belgium,Contamination, European Union, Food safety, Ireland, Risk management www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00070701011080212 This article...

... on organic vegetable consumption in Flanders (Belgium). Multiple regression models, a probit model and an analysis of variance are applied to a sample of 529 completed questionnaires (response rate=44 per cent). The respondents were selected in January 2007 using a convenience sampling technique. Socio...

... by a discussion of the inadequacy of Belgium's certification system for non‐affected product. Belgium was obliged to respond by promising a new, more stringent, testing system for all food products of animal origin. On 27 May Flemish television broke the story that dioxins had been found in poultry products...

... related to both nutritional and safety aspects of organic versus conventional vegetables. Christine Hoefkens can be contacted at: Christine.Hoefkens@UGent.be © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Consumers Perception Organic foods Vegetables Safety Belgium The health benefits...

... The approach combined taxonomy compilation: selecting chain governance structures, Selecting determining variables and assigning values to them; and pilot testing: individual interviews with 54 companies across Belgium, Italy and Hungary representing cheese, beer, white pepper and meat chains. The number...

... consumer segments. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative data were collected through six focus group discussions, three in Spain and three in Belgium. In each country, one group consisted of heavy users while two groups included light users. Findings The same attitudinal motives and barriers...

... in Belgium. Next, we focus on the overall characteristics and strategies of the three retailers studied. Then, the overall strategy is related to the strategy in marketing organic products in general and organic beef in particular. In the following discussion we come back to the hypotheses and use...

... a questionnaire‐based survey. Fieldwork was done during Agriflanders, an agricultural and food fair held 11‐14 January 2007 in Ghent (Belgium). A non‐probability quota sampling procedure was used (Malhotra, 1996), envisaging the completion of predetermined quota with respect to age (envisaged half‐half female...

... of certification of fresh vegetables in Belgium, which is followed by a description and analysis of drivers involved in promoting a premium private market and single certification system. The penultimate section considers the new certification system as a balance between the stakes of the involved market players...

...‐American ethnic foods, and of Hispanics living in Belgium towards mainstream Belgian food. Design/methodology/approach The role of socio‐demographic characteristics, food neophobia, and degree of acculturation or openness on food preference and choice among these two population groups is analysed...

...E. Baecke; G. Rogiers; L. De Cock; G. Van Huylenbroeck Organic products form a growing segment of the food market. Recent estimates speak about market shares between 1 to 4.25 per cent. In Belgium the share is only 1 per cent, but the market is growing exponentially. Organic farmers in Belgium...

...Wim Verbeke The paper reports findings and recommendations from doctoral research in Belgium. The objective is to present insights related to the consumer decision‐making process towards fresh meat. A four‐component conceptual framework is proposed. Information required to investigate links...

... consumption increase and product innovation rate during the previous decade. A survey of 400 respondents in the urban regions of Gent (Belgium) and Olsztyn (Poland) reveals statistically significant differences in consumption frequency, perception of product attributes and consumer attitude and preference...

...Jacques Viaene Presents the results of recent empirical research on the increasing consumer sensitivity to health issues in Belgium. Focuses on factors that determine consumer behaviour in relation to light products, using both quantitative and qualitative research techniques. In‐depth diagnostic...