Welcome to the first iteration of the eb™ Journal. At this stage, it contains over one thousand academic papers and other research that have been produced over several decades by over two thousand authors from around the world. The vast majority are selected because they use terms such as ethical brand and ethical branding to characterise settings and outcomes in many different techno-industrial consumption contexts that concern the social, economic and environmental well-being of humanity.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate how familiarity to a product category in terms of habits, knowledge and interest is linked to their behavior toward choice. Two experiments respectively test Read More »
This paper provides an overview of research studies conducted on food retailing in developing economies from 2000 to 2014 through the review of 154 articles published in English in 62 different Read More »
This paper aims at understanding the Food Choice Motives underlying consumer preferences for organic versus local food. A sample of 720 German consumers is employed to investigate self-stated Read More »
The exploratory study reviews locally produced foods and sustainable retailing via grocery outlets across two distinct consumer groups, Italian and U.S. consumers. Survey methodology and structural Read More »
Interest in local foods is growing, but there has been limited research on who and why producers of local foods thrive or struggle. A particularly important problem for local food producers is how to Read More »