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How Differentiated is Scottish Beef? An Analysis of Supermarket Data

Revoredo-Giha, Cesar, Lamprinopoulou, Chrysa, Kupiec-Teahan, Beata, Leat, Philip, Toma, Luiza, Cacciolatti, Luca (2011) How Differentiated is Scottish Beef? An Analysis of Supermarket Data. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 17 (2-3). pp. 183-210. ISSN 1045-4446. (doi:10.1080/10454446.2011.548742) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:28611)

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Abstract

The Scottish red meat industry is a major part of the Scottish agricultural economy and is known for producing high-quality beef and lamb. Beef and lamb that are produced and processed in Scotland and according to a quality-assured production specification carry the EU “Protected Geographical Indications” (PGI) name of “Scotch.” In addition, red meat in Scotland has to compete with high-quality imported products (e.g., from Brazil or Argentina) or with meat from elsewhere in the United Kingdom. This article focuses on the situation of Scotch beef and how differentiated it is in the eyes of consumers. For this purpose we use two years' retailing data for Scotland (and by socioeconomic group) from a major supermarket to estimate the conditional demand for beef products from different origins. Results indicate that Scotch beef competes with the premium category and also with the supermarket own-label product. The article concludes by considering the marketing implications of these findings.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/10454446.2011.548742
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: Karen Finch
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2012 11:19 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:06 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/28611 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Cacciolatti, Luca.

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