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2. Food miles: Do UK consumers actually care?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kemp, Katherine (author), Insch, Andrea (author), Holdsworth, David K. (author), and Knight, John G. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11452
- Journal Title:
- Food Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 35 : 504-513
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription., Results of 251 consumer surveys in four UK supermarkets revealed that only 5.6% nominated country of origin as one of the reasons for choosing a fresh food item they had just purchased. However, stated preference surveys in the street found that 21.5% indicated that "food miles" or "the long distance it travels" would stop them buying New Zealand products. "What people say may differ substantially from what they actually do in regard to 'food miles'."
3. FreshDirect's Scott Crawford talks merchandising produce online
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nickle, Ashley (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D12135
- Journal Title:
- Packer
- Notes:
- Online from publisher. 3 pages., The chief merchandising office of a New-York-City-based online grocer, FreshDirect, describes methods used for successful online food shopping experiences for prospects and continuing customers. He observes that more than 30 percent of the grocer's customers shop exclusively from their "re-shop" baskets. However, he explains ways used to give customers reasons to branch out from their normal baskets.
4. The power of promoting healthy brands: familiarity in health product decision making
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bui, My (author), Hamilton, Mitchell (author), and Kemp, Elyria (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D11511
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Promotion Management
- Journal Title Details:
- 21 : 739-759
- Notes:
- 22 pages., Via online., Researchers used quota convenience sampling to investigate consumer decision making and brand commitment for food brands promoted as "healthy." Findings indicated that familiarity can help increase purchase intentions and brand commitment for healthy brands with low credibility. However, to go beyond a transactional exchange to one that is relation in nature, familiarity, credibility, and quality are all crucial for fostering brand commitment.