Molecular authentication of crocodile dried food products (meat and feet) and skin sold on the Chinese market: Implication for the European market in the light of the new legislation on reptile meat

China is one of the most dynamic economies of the planet. The dramatic economic development in recent decades has greatly influenced the structure and habits of Chinese society. This although still characterized by strong disparities between the poorer classes and the wealthy, shows a growing middle class and an increasingly high-income segment. These segments of society are, as expected, evolving from a cultural point of view beginning to incorporate into the ancient Chinese tradition elements of other cultures, most notably the Western one. As was the case for other new economies, especially the rich part of the population is showing an increasing inclination towards all aspects of Western culture. This opening is also affecting the food consumption habits, transforming the dynamic and vibrant Chinese market into a major destination for European food products. The following research by submitting a questionnaire to 500 Chinese consumers residents in metropolitan areas had a dual objective. The first involved the analysis of the propensity of consumers to enter into the ancient Chinese culinary culture food products from other countries. The second was represented by the attempt to segment consumers, depending on the degree of cultural openness towards non- Chinese food, using both socio-demographic and psychographic variables.

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Declaration of allergens on the label of food products purchased on the European market

Trends in Food Science & Technology ◽

10.1016/j.tifs.2006.07.012 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 96-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Arjon J. van Hengel

Keyword(s):

Food Products ◽

European Market

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Traditional Italian Food Products on the Chinese Market

Optimal Management Strategies in Small and Medium Enterprises - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1949-2.ch002 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 22-43

Author(s):

Maria Giovanna Tongiani ◽

Sheng Zhao

Keyword(s):

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Food Products ◽

Positive Opinion ◽

Chinese Market ◽

Chinese Consumers ◽

Definition Of ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

Health Content

This work focuses attention on the area of a specific sector consisting of Italian small and medium enterprises that market traditional Italian products. A questionnaire submitted to a group of Chinese consumers provides their definition of a traditional product and, in particular, gives their positive opinion on traditional Italian food products, whose “reliability” and “health” content they acknowledge as fundamental attribute perceptions, together with the importance of an agreeable “taste”. The study stresses the strategic importance for small and medium Italian enterprises offering traditional Italian food products to adopt more appropriate marketing techniques and practices which take into account the indications emerging from the survey for developing the Chinese market.

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Retail food prices in the Czech Republic – the influence of selected factors

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201361020481 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 481-492

Author(s):

Luboš Smutka ◽

Michal Steininger ◽

Mansoor Maitah ◽

Eva Rosochatecká ◽

Anna Belova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Food Products ◽

Food Prices ◽

Food Price ◽

European Market ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Price Development ◽

Food Market ◽

The Impact ◽

The Eu

During the last decade (2000–2010), we have witnessed an unprecedented rise in food prices, especially from the world and European market viewpoint. The article aims to analyze the development of prices in the food market in the Czech Republic and to identify the influence of global and European prices development on domestic food price development and price development of selected food products. The article focuses primarily on the sensitivity of Czech food price development and especially on sensitivity of the selected commodity aggregations price development on the global and European market price growth. Furthermore, it is analyzed the impact of changes in value added tax rate from 10% to 14% on food prices in general and then on the prices of selected food products in retails network. The results of the analysis are following. The Czech food market reacts sensitively to changes in food prices on the global market as well as on the EU market but the EU price development is determining for the CR. In terms of price response to change in the VAT rate, it appears that the growth rate is not absorbed on the production side but it is largely transferred to consumer prices. The selected food sample also showed high responsiveness in the development of prices to changes in the EU market prices but there are certain variations given by specifics of the Czech market.

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MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL FOOD PRODUCT – AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MARKET EXPANSION IN THE REGION AND EUROPEAN FOOD MARKET

CBU International Conference Proceedings ◽

10.12955/cbup.v2.445 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 50-54

Author(s):

Mirjana Nedović ◽

Lovro Babić

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Food Product ◽

Food Products ◽

European Market ◽

Geographical Indications ◽

The European Union ◽

Market Expansion ◽

Food Market ◽

Willingness To Purchase

This research is based on conducted surveys with potential consumers of a food product called “kulen” a Slavonian traditional dry fermented salami, as an indigenous Croatian product, covering two counties (Osiječko-Baranjska and Vukovarsko-Srijemska). The surveys include the manufacturer’s attitude toward the special traditional product kulen, their place in the market, strengths, and weaknesses. The aim of this paper is to analyze the market for kulen food products, based on consumers’ responses and their willingness to purchase the product. The results showed that in the two counties, most consumers purchase salami once a week from a Croatian market—a crucial indicator for consumption of quality products. With Croatia’s accession to the European Union, Croatian manufacturers have found themselves within the unified European market. This primarily means an expanding market where they can sell more of their products. However, the entry of new producers into the Croatian market would also increase competition. In such case, some manufacturers will have to lower the price of their products to become more competitive, while those whose products have unique geographical indications, designations of origin, and traditional specialty would certainly be able to set a higher price for their products.

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Similarity and Competition of Polish Agri-food Export with the Largest Agricultural Producers in the EU. Analysis of EU, US and China Market

Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics ◽

10.7160/aol.2021.130103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 29-47

Author(s):

Bartłomiej Bajan ◽

Joanna Łukasiewicz ◽

Luboš Smutka

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Food Products ◽

The European Union ◽

Chinese Market ◽

Agricultural Producers ◽

Food Trade ◽

Export Structure ◽

The Us ◽

Trade Turnover ◽

Eastern European Countries

Poland is one of the largest agricultural producers within European Union (EU). Since joining EU in 2004, Poland has significantly increased its agri-food trade turnover and strengthened its net exporter standing in this regard. With the understanding that countries exporting similar goods to a specific market can be considered competitors, the examination covered similarities in Poland’s export of agri-food products compared to the two largest agricultural producers in EU, namely Germany and France, in three markets: EU-28, China and United States. The agri-food export was analyzed in terms of structure, value and quality, using ComExt data. The growth of the Polish agri-food trade following the accession to the European Union, allowed the country to become a competitor to the common market’s biggest agricultural producers. Poland’s competitiveness in the US market in relation to Germany is also rising. On the other hand, looking at the Chinese market, the value of the exported agri-food products is too low to consider Poland a major competitor to Germany or France. Poland’s competitiveness in the trade of agri-food products is relatively well covered in the literature, but the studies usually focus on the issue of volume and structure or comparative advantages. The export similarity is omitted, in particular with regard to Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) and to quality similarities issues. The study also suggests a way to identify countries similar in terms of export structure that is based on entire population results. This study fills in a certain research gap that emerged in the context of CEEC, consisting in the analysis of Poland's export in the background of EU’s largest agricultural producers.

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