...Shih-Hao Lu; Rohit Raj; Anupama Mahajan; Ajay Jha; Priyanka Verma; Hsia-Ping Lan; Sumanjeet Singh Purpose The study aims to add to the existing literature on food supply chains by specifically taking into the redesigning of the alignment of storage, packaging and distribution practices...

... important distribution channels was performed. Design/methodology/approach This study included review of statistical data available on organic food market, observations from three different formats of shops in France and Poland as well as collected data from 54 French and 85 Polish consumers...

... and Kristjansson, 2009). Food marketing Distribution Food deserts Purchase factors Retail sale Robitaille and Bergeron (2013) define food deserts as sectors offering little access to food stores and located in the lowest income quintile. They make the point that the literature considers...

... requires no investment in specific assets, does not strengthen brands, and prevents any exercise of control on the resale link. Fuel distribution firms also have to choose the best governance structure in order to have efficient uncertainty control mechanisms, insofar as the risk of opportunistic...

... to the understanding of small‐scale entrepreneurs who traditionally controlled the distribution of livestock in this bi‐cultural and multi‐lingual region. Design/methodology/approach This paper gives an account of the livestock distribution system, which prevailed in Alsace, until the Second World War. It uses...

...Brian Ilbery; David Watts; Sue Simpson; Andrew Gilg; Jo Little Purpose This paper sets out to engage with current debate over local foods and the emergence of what has been called an alternative food economy and to examine the distribution of local food activity in the South West and West Midlands...

..., from whom the supermarkets received a payment. Suppliers also commented that the supermarkets had imposed supply chain changes that reduced the supermarkets’ costs but increased the suppliers’ costs, indicating that supply chain costs and benefits are not distributed equally. The report also...

... systematic research on their prevalence and distribution. This paper describes a preliminary analysis of the location of food outlets in the Greater Glasgow Health Board Area. Data were collected as part of a project on spatial variations in the price and availability of food. Based on all 79 multiple stores...

...M.L. Beardsell; B.G. Dale The paper reports the findings of a study of two major companies in the UK food supply and distribution industry to assess the relevance of total quality management (TQM). The focus of the research was two case studies of major organisations which are considered...

... poverty line to determine the proportion of households whose members would require external food support. Results show that per capita food production is low and varies with rainfall, and food poverty and inequality in distribution are high. A great deal could be done, therefore, in the sphere...

...Jess S. Boronico Addresses important logistical considerations in the distribution of a seasonal food product. While most organizations recognize that quality affects both demand and cost, the degree of uncertainty in the distribution channel itself, which impacts quality through management’s...

...Annik Hogg; Stavros P. Kalafatis; Charles Blankson Deals with some issues associated with relationship‐forming patterns within the UK trade of rice. In particular examines the importance of 16 variables, through a telephone survey, at three levels of the distribution chain, millers/ importers...

...Ian Lyle Considers the issues affecting retail and distribution in the new Europe. Analyses ways in which retailing will change in the next century. Classifies the retail distribution chain into three stages:growth, maturity and regeneration. Describes the characteristics of each stage. Forecasts...

...Michael W. Starkey; Mary Carberry‐Long The English apple industry still faces serious difficulties despite some movement towards market orientation. Distribution of class 1 fruit has shifted since the late 1970s away from primary wholesale markets to multiple retailers who were attracted by higher...

...P.J. Baron; R.D. Mueller Conducts a small‐scale consumer survey in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Examines consumer preferences with respect to product and distribution characteristics of food. Finds product characteristics to be more important than service characteristics. Furthermore, customers...

...Stephen Jones The fruit and vegetable sector in Russia requires a completely remodelled distribution system. The traditional supply structure consists of a multi‐layered production base with large‐scale state farms and thousands of individuals growing crops on small plots. The greatest distribution...

...Catherine Morton The food distribution systems of East European countries are at different stages of development. Hungary′s food processing sector remains in a relatively poor state, but there is a high level of feedback along the food chain and the retail sector is now the strongest in Eastern...

... are identified. The role of the intermediate distributor in the distribution chain is assessed. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Distribution Food industry Marketing Supply CATERING SUPPLY PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES 3 A study of the structure of the presentday rood supply industry, and its possible...

...David Symes; Sarah Maddock Studies of the marketing and distribution of fish have examined a declining industry, which, in response to trends in fish consumption and major developments in the food retailing industry, has undergone profound alterations. The shift in demand from fresh to frozen fish...