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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swedish Consumers' Willingness‐to‐Pay for Plant‐Based Proteins in Pasta Sauce: Preferences and Policy Scenarios

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Jens Rommel, Sarah Säll   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving sustainability of inland Pacific Northwest dryland agriculture systems with pea-canola intercropping: a review

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Changing weather conditions are having negative impacts on dryland (rainfed) crop production systems such as those found in the inland Pacific Northwest (iPNW).
Lauren R. Stubbs, Lauren R. Stubbs, Surendra Singh, Surendra Singh, Donald Wysocki, Garett C. Heineck, Haly L. Neely, Shikha Singh, Shikha Singh   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
wiley   +1 more source

Survival, Growth, and Toxin Production of Bacillus cereus During Cooking and Storage of Fresh Rice Noodles

Journal of Food Protection
Retail stores maintain fresh rice noodles (FRNs) at room temperature because refrigeration negatively impacts FRNs’ texture. The room temperature and high water activity of FRNs help spore-forming Bacillus cereus to grow and produce toxins. In this study,
Barakatullah Mohammadi, Marco Esteban Pérez Reyes, Stephanie A. Smith   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic Farming Sharpens Plant Defenses in the Field

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
Plants deploy a variety of chemical and physical defenses to protect themselves against herbivores and pathogens. Organic farming seeks to enhance these responses by improving soil quality, ultimately altering bottom up regulation of plant defenses ...
Karol L. Krey, Paul D. Nabity, Carmen K. Blubaugh, Zhen Fu, Zhen Fu, James T. Van Leuven, John P. Reganold, Anna Berim, David R. Gang, Andrew S. Jensen, William E. Snyder   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Consumer Tradeoffs Across Firm‐Level Strategic Positioning Dimensions: Evidence from US Craft Beer Consumers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strategic positioning becomes increasingly important as markets mature, particularly in consumer‐facing industries that offer similar products, experiential cues, and values‐based messages. This study offers a conceptual model to examine the strategic positioning factors that motivate consumers to visit one local business over another before ...
Aaron J. Staples, Trey Malone, J. Robert Sirrine   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Demand and Market Response to Added Sugar Labeling: Evidence From the Updated Nutrition Facts Panel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how mandatory disclosure of added sugar content on the updated U.S. Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) affects consumer demand and market outcomes. Using NielsenIQ Retail Scanner Data (2015–2020) and a random coefficient discrete choice model, we estimate how added sugar labeling influences purchasing behavior in yogurt and cookie
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Talk to Your Data: An Agentic Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Decision‐Support Framework for Prosumer Energy Optimization and Recommendations

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
An agentic AI‐driven decision‐support framework for prosumers is proposed, integrating PV generation, load profiling, and multihorizon optimization within a four‐agent architecture. The approach significantly reduces grid dependence, enhances self‐sufficiency and prevents system oversizing.
Adela BÂRA, Simona‐Vasilica OPREA
wiley   +1 more source