... of consumer awareness is estimated at 38% in Turkey (Demirtas et al., 2015). In another study, it was found that consumers have little knowledge about organic certification logos and the standards underlying those (Karahan Uysal et al., 2013). The perspective of organic product producers...

... counterparts. To examine these contentions, this review espouses contingency theory to interrogate the correlations of (1) energy consumption targets, (2) energy efficiency enhancing measures, (3) energy consumption monitoring and (4) the domestic sales performance of small family firms in Turkey's food sector...

...Ayse Nil Tosun; Ayfer Ezgi Yilmaz Purpose This study examines the effect of taxes, similar financial liabilities, and demographic variables such as respondent age, company age, and field of operation on the table wine market in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted...

... health, their consumption in Turkey has decreased over time and is currently lower than most countries with 6.3 kg per capita. The reason why fish consumption in Turkey is less than in other countries is the more preference for terrestrial production. Therefore, it was aimed to determine the consumption...

...). The participants were 1,023 individuals living in the major cities of the seven regions of Turkey. An ordered probit regression model was used to estimate the attitudes related to the changes in food consumption behaviour and habits, and descriptive statistics are provided to show the current food consumption...

...Deniz Sarica; Vecdi Demircan; Aybike Erturk; Nilay Arslantas Purpose The purpose of the research is to identify the various factors affecting bread wastage and bread consumption of consumers in Isparta, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the categorical regression (CATREG...

...Husnu Sahan Guran; Resat Ciftci; Nafia Canan Gursoy; Tuncer Ozekinci; Walid Q. Alali Purpose The objective of this study was to determine Salmonella prevalence, antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes, and their genetic relatedness in frozen organic chicken collected at retail level in Turkey...

... are responsible for their household purchases were sampled, while the survey was performed in the major cities of seven regions of Turkey. The gathered data from the questions on consumer attitudes and preferences were analyzed using ordered probit, while the choice experiment data were analyzed through the use...

... in Samsun and Trabzon provinces, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach Contingent valuation and censoring methods including the error-dependent bivariate Heckman SS model were used for estimating WTP for milk safety and its effective factors, respectively. Findings The study indicates that 68 percent...

...Mohammad Saud Khan; Djavlonbek Kadirov; Ahmet Bardakci; Rehan Iftikhar; Tamer Baran; Murat Kantar; Nazan Madak Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of food anti-consumption in fast growing markets within an emerging economy context of Turkey. Design/methodology...

...Saniye Bilici; Hande Mortas; Süleyman Köse; Semra Navruz Varli; Büsra Ayhan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the hygiene of laminated menus. Design/methodology/approach The cleanliness of 41 laminated menus from first-class restaurant in Ankara, Turkey, was monitored according...

... success factor, but in many developing and transitional countries, there exists no common logo application such as that found in Turkey, India, Pakistan, and Brazil (Das, 2006 ; Gonenc, 2006 ; Biscaia, 2014 ; IPR, 2014). In Turkey, every GI right owners are free to choose their own logo, and some...

... collection process which limited the interpretation of the study results. Originality/value – There are only a few researches about nutritional status of children with ADHD in Turkey. In this study, the authors found that children with ADHD have inadequate and unbalanced diet. Because of this result...

...Ahmet Sahin; İbrahim Yıldırım; Ahmet Deniz Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to perform a comparative assessment of the urban and rural households’ preferences of fresh mutton meat consumption in Hakkari, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – The sample size consisted of 95 rural...

... The pilot study was conducted under the European Food Information Resource Network (EuroFIR) Project for the systemic investigation of traditional foods. As a partner country of the EuroFIR, Turkey has selected five traditional foods, tarhana soup, yoğurtlu kebap (kebab with yoghurt), hamsi buğulama...

... seeks to explore the major economic obstacles to the adoption of food safety systems in table olive processing firms. Design/methodology/approach All 59 table olive businesses in the Aydın Province of Turkey were included in the survey. In an effort to remove extraneous items and demonstrate...

.../methodology/approach Four green table olive samples (Çelebi, Domat, Kaba, and Ayvalık) commonly consumed in Turkey were chosen and collected from a local producer. Dimensional measures, salt content, pH value, oil content, titrable acidity, L value, a* value, b* value and texture of samples were assessed...

... areas of Van, in Turkey, were grouped according to their self‐perceived social‐economic status and their behaviors and attitudes on purchase of food products are examined according to that social‐economic status. The study was conducted in Van province, Turkey, during 2007‐2008. Face to face interviews...

... at: ozden@istanbul.edu.tr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Food technology Minerals Fish (food) Crustacea Molluscs Turkey Marine foods are very rich sources of low‐fat, excellent protein and mineral components. Utilization of marine resources for human consumption has...

..., 70 processed cheese, 45 dil cheese and 60 kasar cheese) purchased from supermarkets in six provinces of Turkey were collected at intervals between March 2007 and February 2008. Findings The results showed that 1.9 percent of white cheese samples were contaminated with Salmonella spp...