Survey data on firm-level surplus food and food waste management from the Italian food processing industry. [PDF]
Sci DataFood waste is a major challenge for the food industry, accounting for 14% of the world's food between harvest and the retail market. The adoption of effective prevention and reduction strategies requires awareness of the quantity of waste generated, yet firm-level data is lacking. Collecting and exploiting more data is essential for addressing societal,
Valentini G +3 more
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Strategic decoupling through legitimacy: the sustainability-innovation gap in the food processing sector and its health implications [PDF]
Globalization and HealthBackground Environmental and public health impacts are critical in the food processing industry. To demonstrate responsiveness to stakeholder expectations, firms foreground sustainability reporting through frameworks such as Environmental, Social, and ...
Mustafa Yucel
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Financial Knowledge or Managerial Competence? Disentangling Financial Literacy and Liquidity Constraints for Processing Continuity and Food Security in the Turkish Tea Industry [PDF]
FoodsThe economic resilience of agricultural enterprises is increasingly relevant for maintaining processing continuity and food quality in highly perishable agro-food chains.
Musa Gün, Mustafa Savcı
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Determinants of Exporting Firm in Indonesian Food Processing Sector
International Research Journal of Business Studies, 2017 Firm size, foreign networks and location has been analyzed as the factors in differentiating between exporting and non exporting firms. The objective of this study is to analyze factors which made the firms export on the case of food processing sector in
Amzul Rifin
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Agri-food value chain transparency and firm performance: the role of institutional quality
Production and Manufacturing Research: An Open Access Journal, 2022 This paper investigates agri-food value chain transparency and the role of institutional quality on agri-food processing firms’ performance. The research collected primary data via survey to analyse 320 agri-food processing firms.
Edmond Yeboah Nyamah +3 more
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Firm names and profitability in German food processing
European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2023 Abstract We analyse the signalling effect of a strategy known as eponymy whereby owners integrate their name into the company name. Using microdata from German food processors, we find that eponymous companies generate 2.8 per cent-points higher return on assets, which implies additional yearly profits of €253,000 for a median-sized ...
Stefan Hirsch +3 more
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Non‐tariff measures and productivity of Ukrainian food‐processing firms [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2021 AbstractUsing detailed data on veterinary, ecological, sanitary, phytosanitary and mandatory certification measures, this paper studies the effect of non‐tariff measures (NTMs) on firm productivity in the food‐processing industry through forward and backward linkages.
Oleksandr Shepotylo +3 more
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The influence of sustainable supply chain management practices on financial sustainability of food processing SMEs [PDF]
LBS Journal of Management & Research, 2023 Purpose – The importance of sustainable supply chain management practices (SSCMPs) in the financial performance of firms is increasing significantly. However, the influence of SSCMPs on financial performance can vary across sectors and contexts.
Beny Mwenda +2 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2021 Geographical concentration/clustering of firms are important in growth of small agro processing firms, having prominent impact in the subsector.
Nicetus S. Seluhinga, Damas Philip
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The role of state- business relations in the performance of Zambia’s food processing sub-sector
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2014 In ensuring growth and development collaborative State-Business relations (SBRs) matters, and with economic growth comes increasing levels of employment, options for poverty reduction and hence more equitable development.
Godfrey Hampwaye, Soeren Jeppesen
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