...Rebecca Gordon; Emily Robinson; Bruce McAdams Purpose This research examined how foodservice managers’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward sustainability have been impacted by taking the Sustainable Foodservice Professional certification course. Design/methodology/approach Semi...

... over the production process (CPP). Design/methodology/approach The authors derive the concept based on the results of a bibliographic review, existing certification criteria, an interview with five experts and two consumer focus groups. The authors interviewed 725 frequent beef meat consumers...

... on current literature was carried out exploring concepts of ethical food and food certification underpinning kosher businesses by means of an analysis of both producers’ and consumers’ perspectives. In order to proceed with an accurate analysis, the paper matches both the conceptual analysis...

... in practice was assessed much lower than the system implementation in all business groups, despite certification and the type of food industry. In each of the food industry sectors both implementation and functioning of HACCP principles were evaluated higher in certified than in non-certified food businesses...

... for sustainability. Marketing Certification Sustainability Environmental-friendly products Fair trade products Price strategy Sustainable development – that is, development in which economic, ecological, and social aspects go hand in hand (Brundtland et al., 1987) – often comes...

... consumers searching for authentic products, thus acting as a facilitator for the creation of the food cluster. Dr Katia Laura Sidali can be contacted at: ksidali@gwdg.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Consumer marketing Consumer attitudes Behaviour Certification Consumer...

... concerning the characteristics of the farmers, that could substantially improve the probability of detecting the most severe non-compliances. Social implications – Certification is essential for organic farming, and an improvement of inspection procedures through a risk-based approach could add...

... wholly substitute a specific retailer's dedicated second-party audit. Findings could be used by the subjects of the certification process to determine ideal marketing strategies. Originality/value – This paper provides a statistically significant description of the impact of private food standards...

... countries have small domestic organic markets and have begun to seize the export opportunities presented by organic farming. The main challenges they face are not having proper production practices, certification organizations and being tied only to foreign markets. It is a fact that development of organic...

...Gerardine Roddy; Cathal Cowan; George Hutchinson Describes the current status of the organic food market in Ireland– current trading arrangements of wholesalers, distributors and retailers and the perceptions of organic food at different stages of the marketing chain. There are three certification...

... Certification Food industry Hazards Product development Quality TQM Part 1 (ISO 9001): tends to be the most comprehensive, relating to quality specifications for design and development, as well as production, installation and servicing, when the requirements of goods/services are specified...

... who produce and sell products under traditional or even new appellations of geographic origin has to be that these appellations add valuable goodwill to their business, and that traders should seek protection of these valuable names, both at a national level as certification marks (where possible...