Recent literature, largely from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, indicates that substantial changes have occurred in the produce industry in recent years. With the rise of retail mass merchandisers and increased concentration in the retail food industry, the procurement power of these large firms reportedly has also increased. With direct buying and contracting, market intermediaries such as brokers and wholesalers allegedly are being bypassed. As a result, these market intermediaries ostensibly are also consolidating becoming fewer and larger with increased emphasis on servicing the food service industry. However, the findings of this study indicate that there is no convincing evidence that the market structur...
Recent trends in mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. food sector- food manufacturers, wholesalers, ...
The United States has the largest food manufacturing sector of any market economy of the world. The ...
Over the past several decades, the fresh fruit and vegetable industry has been one of the most dynam...
Recent literature, largely from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, indic...
Excerpt from the report Highlights: Many changes have taken place in the produce marketing system in...
Mergers, acquisitions, and internal growth among grocery retailers, largely since 1996, have increas...
This report describes and assesses significant structural changes in the food marketing industries d...
Retail produce managers were surveyed about anticipated changes in the supermarket produce departmen...
This paper focuses on fresh produce marketing in the U.S. The realities of and industry trends for e...
Retail consolidation, technological change in production and marketing, and growing consumer demand ...
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Over the...
Rising consumer incomes and the movement of people from farms to cities have increased the demand fo...
The structure of the UK food manufacturing industry is highly fragmented and consists of some 5,000 ...
The way in which produce companies do business has changed quite dramatically from a decade ago. Doc...
Excerpts from the report: One outstanding characteristic of the food marketing industries has been ...
Recent trends in mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. food sector- food manufacturers, wholesalers, ...
The United States has the largest food manufacturing sector of any market economy of the world. The ...
Over the past several decades, the fresh fruit and vegetable industry has been one of the most dynam...
Recent literature, largely from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, indic...
Excerpt from the report Highlights: Many changes have taken place in the produce marketing system in...
Mergers, acquisitions, and internal growth among grocery retailers, largely since 1996, have increas...
This report describes and assesses significant structural changes in the food marketing industries d...
Retail produce managers were surveyed about anticipated changes in the supermarket produce departmen...
This paper focuses on fresh produce marketing in the U.S. The realities of and industry trends for e...
Retail consolidation, technological change in production and marketing, and growing consumer demand ...
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Over the...
Rising consumer incomes and the movement of people from farms to cities have increased the demand fo...
The structure of the UK food manufacturing industry is highly fragmented and consists of some 5,000 ...
The way in which produce companies do business has changed quite dramatically from a decade ago. Doc...
Excerpts from the report: One outstanding characteristic of the food marketing industries has been ...
Recent trends in mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. food sector- food manufacturers, wholesalers, ...
The United States has the largest food manufacturing sector of any market economy of the world. The ...
Over the past several decades, the fresh fruit and vegetable industry has been one of the most dynam...