... to the increasing methodological evidence in the field of lead user-based innovation and scrutinizes the issues in a wider food industry context. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Innovation Small firms Lead users Seafood Involving external users and customers in product development...

.... In contrast, local products have had a stronger basis in social and cultural quality criteria, i.e. more subjective criteria (Stræte, 2008). Small firms Value added Growth strategies Norway Qualities Speciality food Several studies of local food enterprises have been conducted in a variety...

... highlighted differences in perception between the owner/managers and those staff who took part in the earlier data collection. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Job satisfaction Motivation Small firms Food industry Earlier work, which examined the factors that affected staff motivation/satisfaction...

... manufacturer of branded products, but one that is especially difficult with the limited marketing resources available to smaller producers. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Product differentiation Market intelligence Small firms Food industry Dairy industry This paper discusses the difficulties...

... is affected by international competitors. © MCB UP Limited 1999 France Entrepreneurship EU Food industry Regulations Small firms Since January 1, 1993, goods, capital, services and individuals have been able to circulate freely in the European Community. Thus, the Single European Act...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1993 Food industry Multiple retailers Purchasing Regional development Small firms United Kingdom 42 BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL 95,10 Meet the Buyer events enable retail food buyers and small suppliers to make initial contact with a view to developing trading relationships...

... was exploited by mainstream grocery and chemist retailers. The study is based upon two earlier analyses of the sector by the author. Raises questions about the future for all specialist health food retailers. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Retail trade Small firms Health foods Marketing strategy 30...

... firms Food industry Small firms ETHNIC FOOD BUSINESS REVISITED by Jim Saker Loughborough University of Technology, UK BFJ 91,6 1989 26 In a previous edition of the British Food Journal (Saker and Brooke, 1989), the findings of research undertaken into Asian and Afro-Caribbean food businesses...