This paper utilizes a comparative case study design to examine a regional onion market. The particular case of onion markets is used to understand perishable product supply chains. The site for the study is Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Results from a sixmonth field study are outlined. In particular, the findings suggest that firms should examine adding additional destinations to their supply ch...

Processed food and eating out of the home are increasing phenomena, which presents new business opportunities for food manufacturers. However, the new food products require increased quality and safety, and thereby a more controlled distribution. The overall purpose of the research presented in this article is to describe the food supply chain from a critical context point of view in order to h...

OBJECTIVES 1) Explore the availability and accessibility of fast food energy and nutrient information post-NSW menu labelling legislation in states with and without menu labelling legislation. 2) Determine whether availability and accessibility differed compared with pre-menu labelling legislation in NSW. METHODS We visited 210 outlets of the five largest fast food chains in five Australian s...

Fifty years ago, ecologists Hairston, Smith, and Slobodkin [1] proposed the provocative idea that herbivores are limited by predators rather than food. If true, the implications are that we live in a green (lots of uneaten plants) rather than a brown (the bare earth is visible due to overgrazing) world [2]—which is largely, though not universally true. This idea has come to be known as the trop...