Equitable access to healthy food is a critical challenge in urban Asia. Food safety governance promotes modern supermarkets over more traditional markets, but supermarkets are associated with unequal access to food. This study investigates how retail policies driven by food safety impact the diets of …

This report contains: Implementation of social media in business strategies in the retail sector in The Netherlands. The central question is: In what ways has the implementation in 2016 of a new communication strategy with a focus on social media influenced the market share of supermarket PLUS? This …

The country of Curaçao, a Small Island Developing State, is currently dealing with the challenge of waste mismanagement. Inhabitants generate approximately 2.5 kilograms of waste per day per capita, and the majority of this generated waste is landfilled at the Malpais landfill. The current issue is …

A need to introduce indigenous chicken processing practices in the value chain was the topic of this case study. The case study was conducted in Singida Municipality, Singida region in central Tanzania. The visit was also done to Dodoma city, Dodoma region in central Tanzania to get experience on chicken …

In recent years there has been a trend in the sales of supermarket products. The consumer buys an increasing proportion of products which are in promotion. This has increased the promotion pressure in supermarkets to an average of 20 percent (IRi, 2016). In the category cheese the promotion pressure …

This thesis is written for Kwekerij De Vesting to determine to what extent a brand of zucchinis can be successful within the Dutch market. Kwekerij De Vesting started to grow zucchinis without any knowledge of the Dutch market in February 2015. This research assesses the needs and desires of the potential …

The world is changing due to the increasing prosperity and the large variety of products offered in the supermarkets. With the knowledge gained in the nutritional values of food, more and more information about healthy and unhealthy food became available. The lifestyle or healthy behaviour of people …

This research is aimed at providing an answer to the following question, ‘Which factors can be identified as effective for the three global implementation partnerships – the ICRC programme GPHI2, ICCO and the UN Global Compact – to organise the collaboration between the private sector and the humanitarian …

This report is written as an import policy plan. First the Croatian wine sector is investigated. Croatia is a country with a booming tourism industry and especially the last years Croatia has become more popular amongst Dutch people. Croatia is also a country with a long history in producing wine. The …

Over the past few years the terms 'fair trade', 'sustainable' and 'organic' have become more present in combination with tea products in the supermarkets. These terms are used for many different goals. Some suppliers actually try to provide the consumer with a product that has been produced following …