... – Analysis based on secondary data sources and interviews with people involved when the dominant meat co-operative in Sweden underwent major changes. Findings – The decline in the Swedish meat industry is interpreted using the theory of institutional change presented by Aoki (2007, 2011). The country’s...

... behavior Organic food food consumption Sweden Consumer Attitudes Qualitative methods Food is eaten in a social and cultural context and influenced by people, culture, media debate and political values. The choice of foods often reflects compromises in everyday life rather than individual...

...Märit Beckeman; Michael Bourlakis; Annika Olsson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how food manufacturers in Sweden define and view innovations, how they view their role and those of other actors and the interaction/collaboration regarding innovations in the food supply/value...

.... Originality/value An innovative principle in the EU project CHANCE is to work from the inside out. Studies of consumers' food handling in private homes are lacking in Sweden. The present study is rather unique as it explores private households in terms of food handling and hygiene. Respondents were...

...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...

... exploring consumers' attitudes, preferences and behaviour. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on the case of Sweden and interviews with the primary grocery purchaser in 300 households who have visited an ICA store (a Swedish supermarket chain) within a time period of the previous 30 days...

... category. Anna Post can be contacted at: anna.post@ped.gu.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Organic foods Processed foods Sweden Buying behaviour Catering industry Many research projects focus on consumer willingness to buy organic foods (Mat 21, 2005 ; Magnusson, 2004...

...Michael Bourlakis; Karl Bruckmeier; Madeleine Prutzer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the views of Swedish pig producers concerning animal welfare, the schemes practised for animal welfare in Sweden, and the ramifications of animal welfare for Swedish retailers and consumers...

... producers also face challenges of quality assurance and nutrition when large and global producers homogenise what is eaten in different cultures and countries (Jordana, 2002). Taking Sweden as an example, only 2 percent of food industry turnover has been invested in innovating new products over recent years...

... Publishing Limited 2007 Labelling Food packaging Fair trade Sweden Imagine that you are in a grocery store. In the fruit and vegetables section you find several kinds of bananas. One sort is cheaper than the others and this is the alternative that you choose. Just as you are about to pick up...

...) or inconsistent (Fjellheim, 1986) instruments in reindeer management policy, whereas social scientists (Nilsen and Mosli, 1994), based on household economy analyses, have pointed out the influence of income earned in other occupations. In Sweden, the anthropologist Beach (1981) contributed a fundamental...

... decisions. Originality/value The study places the issue of the use of and need for environmental information in the food supply chain on the national agenda in Sweden. Thus, the study contributes to increasing the awareness of the importance of professional food purchasers as actors for change towards...

... for marketing in Sweden and were also willing to buy such products. Almost all respondents stated that GM products should be labelled. The respondents were most positive to applications “GM of bacteria for medical purposes (e.g. insulin producing bacteria)” and “Genetic approaches to fighting hereditary...

... concerned about food safety, but also were more dubious about the ability of the government, business and farmers to ensure the safety of the food supply. A lack of differences according to traditional sociological variables such as sex, age, income and education was also found in a study from Sweden...