Consumers' perception of the region of origin represents a critical issue for building a
valuable and sustainable business in the wine sector. The aim of this study is to investigate …

The existence of collective reputation implies an important externality. Among firms trading
internationally, quality shocks about one firm's products could affect the demand of other …

Purpose Exploring the determinants of a winery brand reputation (BR) and how those
determinants interact is vital for the sustainable development of wineries as well as the …

A systematic component of wine quality is believed to depend on the geoclimatic factors of
its production conditions. This belief has long motivated the development of geographical …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate if shared brands provide sustainable
competitive advantage according to an adapted valuable, rare, imitability/replaceability and …

In a world characterized by a significant evolution in wine consumption, Protected
Designations of Origin (PDO) wines have constituted a valid strategy of marketing and …

Purpose Recently, several regional protected geographical indications (PGI) have been
introduced in Italy for extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) with the aim of coping with the substantial …

This paper gives an overview of the economic literature on food and collective reputation.
Often both the quality of food and the producer of the food are not known at the time of …

The foodservice sector plays an important economical role in the “Langa del Barolo”, in
Northwest Italy. It is now on the UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and …

In order to be competitive on the market and promote food safety and sustainable products,
firms need to understand the characteristics of the various groups of consumers, in relation …