Securing Food Suppliers and Maintaining Activities by Food Bank Groups in Hokkaido

Consolidation in Food Retailing: Prospects for Consumers and Grocery Suppliers

unprecedented consolidation and structural change through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, internal growth, and new competitors. Since 1996, almost 3,500 supermarkets have been purchased, representing annual grocery store sales of more than $67 billion (including food and non-food sales by supermarkets, superettes, and convenience stores). Two of the largest food retailing combinations in h...

Charitable food assistance: what are food bank users receiving?

Nutritional Quality and Price of Food Hampers Distributed by a Campus Food Bank: A Canadian Experience

Food insecurity is a mounting concern among Canadian post-secondary students. This study was conducted to evaluate the content of food hampers distributed by University of Alberta Campus Food Bank (CFB) and to assess the cost savings to students, using these hampers. Contents of hampers distributed among 1,857 students and their dependants since 2006 were evaluated against Canada's Food Guide (...

Food bank users: sociodemographic and nutritional characteristics.

BACKGROUND The continued expansion of food assistance programs makes it important to examine the sociodemographic characteristics and nutritional profiles of people relying on this service. The authors undertook such a study in a large urban centre. METHODS A total of 490 food bank users were randomly selected from a stratified random sample of 57 urban food banks in Montreal. A questionnaire...

identifying factors influencing suppliers’ satisfaction in food distribution firms

manufacturers have found the great role of suppliers in achieving competitive advantages. in recent years, satisfaction of suppliers in supply chain has been considered in some researches. in fact, it is told that manufacturers and suppliers should cooperate in their activities and become each other’s trusted partners. this paper seeks to find the factors influencing a suppliers’ satisfaction. ...