..., orientation and frequency of communication between two regions. Design/methodology/approach The current study analyzed a total of 836 restaurateur crowdfunding projects launched in the U.S. through the Kickstarter platform (418) and UK Crowdfunder platform (418). Multi-way analysis of variance through...

...; Gemma Bridge Purpose The current pilot study explored food insecurity, food waste, food related behaviours and cooking confidence of UK consumers following the COVID-19 lockdown. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 473 UK-based consumers (63% female) in March 2020. A cross...

...Quang Nguyen; Tahir M. Nisar; Dan Knox; Guru Prakash Prabhakar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the five dimensions of service quality on customer satisfaction in the UK fast food market and to indicate which factors among the five dimensions have a main role...

...Nicola Goldsborough; Catherine Homer; Rebecca Atchinson; Margo E. Barker Purpose – A nutritious diet is critical to the health and development of pre-school children. Children in the UK consume much food outside the home yet day-care food provision is unregulated, and informed by disparate...

... linkages between them. However, there has been no such empirical research to explore the linkages in five selected New Zealand-UK international agri-food supply chains (dairy, meat, vegetables and fruits). Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to address this knowledge gap. Design/methodology...

...Professor Martin Caraher and Dr Alessio Cavicchi; Hannah Lambie-Mumford; Elizabeth Dowler Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from two recent reviews on food aid use in the UK and discuss their implications and the challenges they posed for researchers, policy makers...

...Raffaele Zanoli; Danilo Gambelli; Francesco Solfanelli; Susanne Padel Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the risk factors influencing non-compliance in UK organic farming. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a formal econometric model of risk analysis...

...Johan Bruwer; Vladimir Jiranek; Lulie Halstead; Anthony Saliba Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide clearer insights into and identify the key consumer behaviour metrics of the lower alcohol category (<11 per cent ABV) in the UK wine market. Design/methodology/approach...

... service quality and company growth. Design/methodology/approach – Structural equation modelling (path analysis) is applied to a randomly drawn data sample (n=95) of dairy warehouses from the UK. Findings – The results show that semi-autonomous supervision has a strong positive impact...

...David Hughes Notes that fresh fruit consumption in the UK is low, relative to most other EU countries, and static. Also that fruits which can be grown commercially in the UK, such as apples and strawberries, show a declining trend. Observes that in an increasingly competitive market‐place, fresh...