This chapter describes the current situation and potential development of geographical indications (GIs) in Europe, taking the term GI in a broad sense according to consumers' perceptions of the products offered in the market. It also analyses the types and numbers of European GI food products, the ...

This chapter explores the nature and role of trust in eight selected agri-food chains in four EU countries (the pigs-to-sausage and barley-to-beer chains in Germany, the cattle-to-beef and pigs-to-pigmeat chains in Ireland, the pigs-to-cured ham and cereal-to-bread chains in Spain, and the malting...

This chapter deals with the role that government policies, and especially EU policies, can play in improving agri-food chain relationships. The chapter starts with a review of the main factors that influence agri-food chain relationships, based on the previous chapters of this book, as well as...

This chapter investigates whether the quality of inter-organizational relationships positively influences the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the wheat-to-bread chain in the Spanish region of Aragon. Relationship quality is composed of trust, satisfaction and...

The role of inter-organizational relationships in European meat and cereals chains is analysed. Using survey data from 1442 farmers, processors and retailers in six countries (Germany, UK, Spain, Poland, Ireland, and Finland), the empirical relevance of several factors potentially influencing the...