The future of food business the facts, the impacts and the acts /

This unique book is a collection of articles published by the author in leading newspapers around the world. The papers focus on food chains, new concepts and ideas on how to increase competitiveness and value within the food and agricultural sectors. The book gives a comprehensive description of th...

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Main Author: Neves, Marcos Fava.
Corporate Author: World Scientific (Firm)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011.
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505 0 # |a ch. 1. From farms to ... everything -- ch. 2. Navigating the global food system -- ch. 3. The roots of food and agribusiness thinking -- ch. 4. The global food consumer -- ch. 5. The world of retailer brands -- ch. 6. Retailers, the giants of chains -- ch. 7. The four Ps of sustainability planning -- ch. 8. The global financial crisis, BRIC and food companies -- ch. 9. The food crisis will be back -- ch. 10. Strategies for solving the food inflation problem -- ch. 11. Bridging the food dilemma : the case of China and Brazil -- ch. 12. Alternative solutions for the food crisis -- ch. 13. Food chains and networks development : a 14 point list -- ch. 14. How to build a strategic plan for food chain : the chain plan method -- ch. 15. The consumer's kingdom -- ch. 16. Demand-driven organizations -- ch. 17. Strategic planning satellite -- ch. 18. Food companies' strategies in the network era -- ch. 19. Planning strategies for 2010-2020 -- ch. 20. Innovation in integrated food chains -- ch. 21. Innovation agenda for the food industry and retailers -- ch. 22. Creative pricing strategies -- ch. 23. Value capture trilogy : the costs -- ch. 24. Value capture trilogy : differentiation -- ch. 25. Value capture trilogy : collective action -- ch. 26. Creating a winning concept -- ch. 27. Consumer risk analysis -- ch. 28. A strategy for international investments -- ch. 29. How to evaluate the capacity of international investments to promote economic development? -- ch. 30. How to promote and regulate international investments -- ch. 31. Colombia : an example of the role of governments -- ch. 32. Incorporating smallholders into modern food chains. 
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