... been carried out and most notably by An Bord Bia. Purchasing and Eating in the Republic of Ireland (PERIscope) investigates Irish consumer food preferences from 2009-2013, based on data obtained from +1,000 people in Ireland. Frequency analysis of these data sets was used to generate majority findings...

...Amy Erbe Healy Purpose – This research examines convergence theory in terms of food expenditure patterns within and across a sample of Western European countries, specifically Italy, Ireland, France and the UK. Design/methodology/approach – Household budget survey data from Italy, the UK...

... The study sample size was not extensive and was limited to a small geographical spread of Dublin and Meath on the East coast of Ireland. A more representative sample of the entire Irish population could be the basis for further research. Practical implications These findings increase the understanding...

...Ivor O'Donovan; Tony Quinlan; Tony Barry Purpose This paper seeks to explore the attitudes and behaviour of the hospitality sector, in the south east of Ireland, with regard to direct selling relationships with primary food suppliers. The paper also presents the motivations and challenges...

.... CaseyJames S. Lawless School of Law, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Patrick G. Wall School of Public Health and Population Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Purpose -- This paper aims to provide a focused overview of two dioxin incidents...

... for which began in November 2008. A sample of 6,000 randomly selected Irish households were contacted by direct mail invitation. The sample was drawn from the Geodirectory (a joint database compiled by the national postal service, An Post and the national mapping service, Ordnance Survey Ireland...

...) Social psychology Ireland Consumer Culture Theory conceptualizes culture as the very fabric of experience, meaning, and behaviour (Geertz, 1983). Owing to its internal, fragmented complexity, consumer culture is played out by micro groups of consumers coming together to forge their own social...

... This is the first study to link all aspects of observed consumer food safety practices in the home to food safety knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, psychosocial and demographic factors to identify these CPs. Diseases Food products Contamination Food safety Microbiology Ireland The home is the final...

... imported meat containing dioxins from Belgium, indicating that not all affected products had been effectively restricted. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Risk management Food safety European Union Ireland Belgium Contanimation The dioxin contamination of Belgian food...

...Mary McCarthy; Mary Brennan; Christopher Ritson; Martine de Boer Purpose This article aims to explore the risk characteristics associated with food hazards on the island of Ireland and to assess how the public deal with perceived risks. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative investigation...

... Publishing Limited 2005 Food safety Survey Consumers Cluster analysis Refrigeration Ireland Table I presents the factor loading scores after the second varimax rotation with Kaiser normalisation. A total of 11 questions were included in the second Varimax rotation...

... their cholesterol level tested. H3a. Irish consumers who are in favour of a GM spread differ from those who are opposed to such a food in terms of socio‐demographic characteristics. H2. Segments of consumers are present in Ireland that differ, based on their purchase intention towards GM...

... influences on the food supply chain across 12 European LRRs and then examine the impact of a number of supply chain issues on food SMEs in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach A Delphi study, complimented by literature reviews followed by in‐depth interviews, were used to examine the current and future...

... was identified as having the largest market share, under both models of analysis. Dairy products Farms Consumers Ireland The important differentiating attributes identified by the focus groups were; flavour; texture; price; nutritional and other information; pasteurisation...

... consumers are willing to purchase organic meat. McIntyre (1999, p. 12) stated that: Consumers are turning to organics due to fear over food safety, awareness of animal welfare and production issues. Organic food Meat Consumer behaviour Ireland The objective of this research...

... ‘regional’ cheeses and farmhouse traditional cheeses”. The market for such distinctive or “speciality” cheeses has been growing rapidly over recent years, and is expected to continue to grow (Meehan and Cowan, 1998; Food Ireland, 1998). As stated above, the “speciality” cheese customer was defined...

...Claudio Vignali Examines the debate on internationalisation versus globalisation with specific reference to Tesco UK’s expansion into Ireland. First, Tesco UK and Tesco Ireland are introduced in their respective markets. Following this, an analysis of the relevant elements of the marketing mix...

...Shane H. Morris; Catherine C. Adley Genetically modified (GM) food is currently being intensely debated in Ireland and throughout Europe. Academic scientists are important players in both the public discourse and in the public policy formulation process. This paper reveals and explores...

... Ireland The aim of this article is to report the results of a study that concerns the use of conjoint analysis, an analytical method for the analysis of product attribute trade‐offs made in product choice by consumers, applied to the Irish honey market. The focus of this research has been...

...Maeve Henchion; Bridín McIntyre Regional imagery is increasingly being recognised as having a commercial value for the products of under‐developed areas. It provides a subjective source of quality differentiation. Results of a consumer survey in Ireland indicate that region of origin...