...Eugene Nuworsu Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected various aspects of human life, particularly those related to overall health behaviors, including the use of dietary supplements for protection during the pandemic. The study aims to examine the impact of the pandemic on the demand...

... negatively associated with natural salmon prices and positively associated with prepared salmon prices prior to the pandemic but showed no effect during the pandemic. Originality/value This study contributes to the existing research on the impact of COVID-19 on food demand by examining shifts in consumer...

... of digital influencers. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Restaurants Consumers consumption Attitudes Digital influencer Local food Destination development Behaviour PLS-SEM multi-group analysis (MGA) Covid-19 Food tourism...

...Cheng-Xian Yang; Lauri M. Baker; Natalie Ferand; Christy Chiarelli Purpose This study explored Americans’ concerns regarding farmers, ranchers and food issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focused on research questions related to concerns across crisis stages about food prices, concern...

...Rakia Ishra; Saif Sharif; Jeffrey Soar; Rasheda Khanam Purpose Since the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on all facets of civilisation around the world, including food safety, this study aimed to determine and compare the pre-COVID and post-COVID food safety knowledge of Bangladeshi...

...Weijun Liu; Mengzhen Cao; Wojciech J. Florkowski Purpose This study aims to assess the effects of risk perception and management subject satisfaction on consumers' online meal food safety self-protection behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This study uses 742...

... context. The study is guided by three primary research questions: (1) Identifying key FSS players and their interconnections, (2) Understanding the differentiation strategies these entities employ and (3) Assessing how COVID-19 has altered their BMs. Design/methodology/approach The study utilises...

...Ezgi Akar Purpose This research delves into consumer online shopping behaviour during the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, utilising the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Behavioural Inhibition System. Design/methodology/approach A unique and comprehensive repeated cross-sectional...

...Richard J. Volpe; Xiaowei Cai; Presley Roldan; Alexander Stevens Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic was a shock to the food supply chain without modern precedent. Challenges in production, manufacturing, distribution and retailing led to the highest rates of food price inflation in the US since...

...Annarita Colamatteo; Marcello Sansone; Giuliano Iorio Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the private label food products, specifically assessing the stability and changes in factors influencing purchasing decisions, and comparing pre-pandemic and post...

...Tarek Ben Hassen; Hamid El Bilali; Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari; Sinisa Berjan; Tareq Osaili; Drago Cvijanovic; Aleksandra Despotovic; Dragana Šunjka Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic is not a foodborne infectious disease, but it has dramatically impacted food safety practices worldwide due to its...

... Licensed re-use rights only Supply chain resilience Traceability Blockchain technology COVID-19 Disruptions Small-scale agri-food business Increased global disruption experienced by businesses, including the COVID-19 pandemic (Zhu et al., 2020 ; Marusak et al., 2021...

...Kian Yeik Koay; KerSoon Ang Purpose This study aims to examine the factors influencing consumers’ intentions to use QR code menus in the post-COVID-19 pandemic using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and rational choice theory as the theoretical foundations. Design...

... the framings of the UK FS in 36 publications released during Covid-19 from alternative food networks (AFNs) actors and from other more mainstream FS actors, including the UK government. Findings The analysis shows that AFNs actors perceive the UK FS as not resilient and identify local FSs as a route...

..., in Italy more than one year after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the study proposes a classification of consumers based on their habits in a time frame during which the COVID-19 wave was at its bottom which is not currently present in the literature. Carlo Giannetto can be contacted...

...Barney G. Pacheco; Marvin H. Pacheco Purpose The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented, but there is still limited insight into the complex interaction of factors that determine its longer-term effects on the most vulnerable sectors of society. The current study therefore...

... was applied to analyze the hypothesized model. Findings Findings indicate that CE is a substantial determinant of PI for locally produced organic food. Moreover, extended TPB mediates the relation between CE and PI for locally produced organic food. Practical implications Post Covid-19, market size...

...Rongduo Liu; Klaus G. Grunert Purpose This study aimed to investigate changes in food consumption during the COVID-19 lockdown period in a sample of female college students in China. The study employed a dual processing approach that simultaneously investigates the effects of students' beliefs...

...Youssef Chetioui; Irfan Butt; Hind Lebdaoui; Mary Grace Neville; Laila El Bouzidi Purpose Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the upward trend of organic food (OF) consumption is no longer restrained to western markets but has also extended to emerging markets in different parts of the world. Still...

...David Dowell; Robert Bowen; Wyn Morris Purpose This research investigates the multifaceted effects of Covid-19, Brexit and climate change on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality sector. Specifically, the authors evaluate the main opportunities, challenges and implications...