...Zachary Robichaud; Hong Yu Purpose A global shift in ethical/sustainable purchase drivers highlights Generation Z (persons aged 15–24) as an important market for producers and marketers. Although much research has touched on fair trade consumption, very little has focused on Gen Z's consumption...

...” (grown within 50 miles from where it is consumed) and “humane” (meat, dairy products or eggs that come from animals that have not been treated cruelly). Certification programs currently exist for attributes such as organic as well as humanely raised, fair trade and a suite of sustainability attributes...

... (1996) , the β-convergence is a necessary but not sufficient condition for σ-convergence. Dr Kolawole Ogundari can be contacted at: ogundarikolawole@daad-alumni.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Economic growth Food consumption Fair trade Food policy...

... preferences. Design/methodology/approach – Data on sensory descriptive analysis and hedonic evaluation for seven samples representing three fruit types: mango, pineapple and banana, were collected together with data on Country of Origin (COO) preferences and WTP for conventional, organic and fair-trade...

... literature about tea consumption. Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on data collected via an online consumer survey. First respondents took part in a choice experiment with tea varying in its price (four levels) and quality (conventional/organic/fair trade/organic and fair trade...

... under consideration. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Developing countries Income Consumer choice Chili peppers Fair trade Organic certification The choice experiment was part of a very large questionnaire assessing local consumption of different types of native chili peppers...

...Linda Schollenberg Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of the Fair Trade label on the market for coffee in Sweden, a country with high public awareness regarding environmental and social matters. Design/methodology/approach A revealed preference approach is adopted, using weekly...

...Chiara Monotti Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain better insights into the conventional and organic/fair trade (O and/or FT) future chocolate market in four EU countries: Italy, the UK, France and Germany. Design/methodology/approach Delphi method was used to investigate several...

...Gunne Grankvist; Hans Lekedal; Maarit Marmendal Purpose The purpose of this article is to study whether preference for a product increased, or decreased, as a consequence of information that the product was either eco‐ or fair trade labelled. An additional purpose was to investigate associations...

...Peter Jones; Daphne Comfort; David Hillier The introduction of labelling initiatives has provided an opportunity to introduce fair trade food products to the vast majority of the UK consumers via conventional retail channels. This case study outlines the characteristics and development of the fair...

... relationships Fair trade Justice Distribution The UK food‐retailing industry is dominated by nine major multiple retailers[1]; thus the purchasing power of the food‐retailing industry is concentrated in the hands of a relatively small number of retail buyers. In recent years retail concentration has...