scholarly journals Aromachology in food sector – aspects of consumer food products choice

2018 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Elena Horská ◽  
Peter Šedík ◽  
Jakub Berčík ◽  
Andrzej Krasnodębski ◽  
Mariusz Witczak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Current Therapy ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Food Retail ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Fragrance Compounds ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
A Current

A current therapy trend known as „back to nature therapy” boosts the use of essential oils and pure fragrance compounds and increases the importance thereof not only in medicine, but also in the business sphere. Marketing services involving aroma applications include for example scent logo or corporate aroma, selecting air-scent for interiors that strongly depends on the type of industry, scents used during marketing campaigns, corporate events or in outlets as those scents impact customer behaviour. In the paper there was presented a review of the reference literature on the aroma usage in food retail outlets. There was discussed the effect of aromas on the behaviours and emotions of consumers and on their perception of the environment as was the effect of aromas on the likelihood of purchase, the amount of money spent, and the evaluation of products and the outlet. It was showed that the scent applied had a positive effect on the shoppers and customers, incl. their moods, behaviours and emotions. Regarding the type of aroma, the analysis covered mostly the floral and food-based scents incl. citrus and herbal scents. It was proved that following the category-congruent olfactory cues had a positive effect on the sales of the entire product range. In general it can be inferred that modifying the environment by adding appropriate aromas has a positive effect on customers, and this can be a high potential for the food sector and for other sectors of the business sphere.

Do different types of organizational trust matter to employees’ commitment? A case study from Oman

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Moaz Gharib ◽  
Kamaal Allil ◽  
Omar Durrah ◽  
Mohammed Alsatouf
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Employee Commitment ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Organisational Trust ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Practical Implications

PURPOSE: Trust is vital to all positive relationships. This empirical study explores the effect of three facets of organisational trust (trust in supervisors, in co-workers and in the organisation) on employee commitment in Salalah Mills Co. in the food industry in the Sultanate of Oman. METHODOLOGY: Data were collected via an online survey sent to all employees working in Salalah Mills Co., Oman. The final sample consisting of 102 responses with a response rate of 54 percent were analysed using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The findings revealed that two facets of organisational trust (trust in co-workers and trust in supervisors) were found to have a significant positive effect on employee commitment, while trust in the organisation was found to have no significant effect. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Trust in supervisors and trust in co-workers directly affect employee commitment. Therefore, managers should consider promoting both of these forms of trust to enhance employee commitment. VALUE: Although previous studies have examined the link between organisational trust and employee commitment, a focus on Oman and the food sector has been particularly rare, so this study offers new insights. The findings will help decision-makers on design strategies and policies to improve employee commitment through trust.

scholarly journals Variability and Uncertainty Analysis in Value Stream Mapping

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S2) ◽  
pp. 533-538
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Current State ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
A Current

Lately, value stream mapping (VSM) is integrated with tools and techniques that belong to other areas of knowledge such as risk management (RM). It is well known tool in showing the value, value stream and the flow which represents three of lean manufacturing (LM) principles. This integration, gives more benefit in covering two of VSM issues such as considering the variability and uncertainty of production processes. In this paper, a model named variable value stream mapping (V-VSM) that integrates the two was showed, explained and tested. The model helps to generate the VSM in a dynamic way with the identification of current and potential risks. These risks might happen in the future bringing a strong impact on not reaching the main objectives in the defined time and cost. The model has been tested by conducting a case study in food sector. A current state map was built using both models, traditional VSM and VVSM. The results showed the effect of variability and uncertainty on the total cycle time (CT) and lead time (LT) values, where the traditional VSM failed to show it by being a static tool. Comparing the results of both models show the differences in presenting the real state of manufacturing environment..

scholarly journals Reapprasal of a current therapy for bleeding gastroduodenal ulcer.

1984 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1820-1829
Author(s):  
Yozo WATANABE ◽  
Hidenori TSUMURA ◽  
Kazuo KOJIMA ◽  
Toshinobu KAWASHIMA ◽  
Takeshi KUDO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastroduodenal Ulcer ◽  
Current Therapy ◽  
A Current ◽  
Bleeding Gastroduodenal Ulcer

scholarly journals A Review on Applications and Uses of Thymus in the Food Industry

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 961
Author(s):  
Gema Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Fish Products ◽  
Natural Preservative ◽  
Promising Source ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Natural Additives

Thyme is one of the most important medicinal plants because of its ethnopharmacological relevance and high content of bioactive compounds. This review focuses particularly on thyme as an alternative natural antioxidant and antimicrobial with potential use in the food industry. This is in line with the preferences of the current consumer, who demands healthier and more natural products. Different studies have concluded that the use of thyme increases stability and reduces lipid oxidation during the shelf-life period of foods (meat, meat products, milk, fish or fish products), which makes thyme a promising source of natural additives. Despite these findings, the use of Thymus extracts or essential oils as natural additives in foods is reduced in comparison with other natural preservative extracts. This review provides an overview of the most important information on the positive effect of the bioactive compounds of thyme and its uses as a preservative in foods, taking into account its origin (from plants, plant extracts or essential oils).

Urban food retailing and food prices in Africa: the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Assefa ◽  
Girum Abebe ◽  
Indra Lamoot ◽  
Bart Minten
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Food Markets ◽  
Food Retail ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Retail Markets ◽  
Primary Survey ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
The City ◽  
Large Primary

Purpose Despite the large interest in urban food markets, there are, however still relatively few good studies that have empirically documented the functioning of retail markets in developing countries, especially in Africa. The purpose of this paper is to look in particular at the case of Addis Ababa, a city of more than four million people and the capital of Ethiopia, one of the most populous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. To better understand urban food retail, the authors rely on a large primary survey. Design/methodology/approach To better understand urban food retail, the authors rely on a large primary survey. Based on a stratified sampling scheme representative for the city as a whole, 1,226 urban food retail outlets were interviewed in March and April 2012. Findings The authors find increasing differentiation in food retail markets in recent years. Despite the prohibition of foreign direct investment in food retail, a domestic modern private retail sector is quickly emerging. However, its share is still very small and, in contrast to roll-outs of modern retail in other countries, it has not yet entered the cereal sector, which remains in the hands of local flour mills, cereal shops, and cooperative retail outlets. The importance of cooperative retail is growing even more rapidly. It is especially important for those products where supply chains are controlled by the government. On the high-end, domestic private modern retail outlets deliver high-quality products at significantly higher prices, ceteris paribus. At the other side, the authors see cooperative retail that delivers food at significantly lower – and subsidized – prices. However, the latter shops are characterized by typical price control problems, reflected in regular lack of supplies and queuing. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to the city of Addis Ababa and it seems useful if similar studies could be conducted in other cities in Africa. Originality/value Despite the large interest in urban food markets, there are still relatively few good studies that have empirically documented the functioning of retail markets in developing countries, especially in Africa. The paper therefore contributes to fill this lacuna by studying urban food retail markets using new and unique data for Africa.

scholarly journals A typology of urban speciality shops selling rural provenance food products – a contribution from Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Silva ◽  
Elisabete Figueiredo ◽  
Mónica Truninger ◽  
Celeste Eusébio ◽  
Teresa Forte
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Food Retail ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food Stores ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Food Taking

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore and typify the characteristics and diverse features of urban speciality stores selling rural provenance food, taking the case of three cities in Portugal.Design/methodology/approachThe study was based on hierarchical cluster analysis, performed upon data collected from a survey to 113 shops, located in Aveiro (n = 15), Lisbon (n = 56) and Porto (n = 42).FindingsThe study identified three clusters of shops according to the type of rural provenance products sold, services provided and clientele characteristics: the wine focused, the rural provenance focused and the generalist. The study confirms that in Portugal, small food retail outlets, with different rural provenance patterns and degrees of specialization have considerably grown in large cities over the last decade.Research limitations/implicationsThe study contributes to typifying urban speciality food stores selling rural provenance products and to addressing critical research gaps on this topic. The study highlights the dynamism of small food retail outlets and their significance, mediating and responding to changing patterns of food consumption in urban spaces.Originality/valueThis study contributes to a better understanding and characterization of food speciality shops in urban settings and their links with rural territories of provenance, an under-researched topic on the food retail literature.

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