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Nutrients, 2019

Every year, the Italian National Health Service (NHS) provides about 200,000 celiac people (based... more Every year, the Italian National Health Service (NHS) provides about 200,000 celiac people (based on 2017 data) living in Italy with financial support of about 250 million euro to cover the cost of their specific dietary constrains. The existence of gluten-free products of high quality and affordable price is very important for the quality of life of celiac people and the sustainability of public support. Over the last decade, the market for gluten-free products has experienced a dramatic surge, with an increasing shelf space dedicated to these products in supermarkets, and a large variety of products both in terms of kind of agricultural inputs and processing and packaging methods. This study aimed at assessing the offer of gluten-free (GF) pasta in Italian supermarkets, with respect to its ability to meet the needs of celiac people in terms of variety, prices and safety. A hedonic price analysis was performed. Results indicated that GF pasta is sold only in 44% of the 212 stores o...

Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2016

British Food Journal, Jan 24, 2008

Purpose The purpose of this article is twofold: first, to review the literature in order to ass... more Purpose The purpose of this article is twofold: first, to review the literature in order to assess the opportunities and the possible welfare effects of differentiation strategies in the food market; and second, to analyse the current structure and organisation of the fresh ...

2009 International European Forum February 15 20 2009 Innsbruck Igls Austria, 2009

Within the realm of public policies for a sustainable food system, the focus has gradually shifte... more Within the realm of public policies for a sustainable food system, the focus has gradually shifted from production oriented towards consumption oriented interventions. Whilst changing consumer behavior can have a long-lasting positive environmental impact, choosing effective sustainable consumption policy instruments may be a challenging task. In the case of food consumption, the choice of interventions is particularly difficult because of

British Food Journal, 2016

Journal of Food Products Marketing, 2009

The paper analyses the current differentiation strategies in the market for fresh produce. First ... more The paper analyses the current differentiation strategies in the market for fresh produce. First a short review of the literature on channel structure and product differentiation is presented, in order to identify, on a theoretical grounding the incentives for differentiation strategies. Second, a case study is drawn of a UK channel intermediary organisation carrying out differentiation policies in the fresh produce category (on behalf of UK multiple retailer customers') supplied by a dedicated Italian grower. Results show that in the fresh produce industry there is room for product differentiation, but with contradictory welfare effects.

... Divisions: Business & Law > Lincoln Business School. ID Code: 4275. Deposited By:Marti... more ... Divisions: Business & Law > Lincoln Business School. ID Code: 4275. Deposited By:Martin Hingley. Deposited On: 22 Mar 2011 11:02. Last Modified: 22 Mar 2011 11:02. Repository Staff Only: item control page. Show Comments ...

The food system negatively affects the environment, human health and the total well being of the ... more The food system negatively affects the environment, human health and the total well being of the society in many ways, causing: soil and water depletion, pollution due to the waste treatments, acid rains, desertification, climate change, ozone depletion and biodiversity loss. The paper endeavors to compare the needs of a sustainable food system with strategies actually carried out at private and public level. It is shown that while the process of trade liberalization is pushing towards market deregulation and decreasing state intervention, corporate social responsibility is very low and unable to tackle the huge environmental problems faced by the food system. The main conclusion of the paper is that the current competitive games played by leading firms are not in any way able to promote the sustainability of the new global food system and that more state intervention is requested in order to reach the goal.

This study examines the today conditions of the Sicilian citrus crop sector and investigates the ... more This study examines the today conditions of the Sicilian citrus crop sector and investigates the consumer preference structure. The citrus farming system is affected by a long-lasting disadvantage due to structure restrictions in addition to management limits. Some studies case have confirmed that farms are frequently based on a too small crop growing area and this is one of the stronger problems in order to achieve better efficiency. The analysis of consumers’ preferences has been carried out with a two step approach based on direct telephone interviews and on a subsequent postal opinion poll. A good deal of information has been collected on style and motivation of fruit consumption pattern and on the characteristics that the citrus consumers regard as of highest significance. Consumers have clearly expressed the call for a superior information and certification service in order to protect the agreeable and healthy features of citrus fruits.

In industrial districts social norms are as important as formal institutions in coordinating acto... more In industrial districts social norms are as important as formal institutions in coordinating actors' behaviour. While the literature on agro-industrial districts has generally stressed the role of trust, the paper states that power can be as effective as trust in solving coordination problems stemming from contract incompleteness and opportunistic behaviours. The paper presents the results of an empirical research carried out in the Italian processed tomato industry and discusses some definitions of power given by the social network analysis.

Consumer's attitudes, vertical differentiation, and labelling regulation in the food industry... more Consumer's attitudes, vertical differentiation, and labelling regulation in the food industry new GM-products vs. traditional regional products (di Adele Coppola, Maria Teresa Gorgitano, Valeria Sodano, Fabio Verneau) - ABSTRACT: The paper discusses results of a simulated marked research evaluating consumer’s preferences toward GM and NGM food products in the South of Italy. Three experimental scenarios with different hypotheses of price ratio and product attributes of GM and NGM products were run. Consumers’ choices were related to information and risk attitude. We find that consumers tend to prefer NGM products to GM products, without any statistical relationship with their information level and risk attitude. When the NGM product is compared with an enhanced GM product, most consumers still prefer NGM product. GM product consumption does rather depend on consumers’ risk perception. The results demonstrate that there is room in the market for vertical differentiation policies ...

The paper stresses that in order to understand the current re-organizational processes in the foo... more The paper stresses that in order to understand the current re-organizational processes in the food system, two kinds of social capital should be taken into account, trust and network-based social capital. Stemming from a case study, concerning the Italian processing tomato industry, it demonstrates that while trust seems to enhance social welfare, by reducing transaction costs and promoting cooperative behavior,

In this article we strive to develop some basic "economics" of traceability in order to... more In this article we strive to develop some basic "economics" of traceability in order to demonstrate that beyond its major use as a food safety tool, mandatory traceability strongly affects the organization of food system, as well as its structures and strategies. In some cases organizational effects can even overwhelm the safety assurance effects. The general effect of treaceability on