Determinants of the Consumption of Pre-cooked Caribbean RTE (ready-to-eat) Food in Northeastern United States

2021

• Sociology
• Social Science
• Geography

The demand for pre-cooked Caribbean RTE (ready-to-eat) food is growing in the United States. Given the growing demand we use a self-administered survey among primary shoppers in random households in New Jersey, to examine their choices of pre-cooked foods and their relationship of such elements as non-price factors (such as taste, flavor, etc.) and demographic factors (such as age, income, etc.). Additionally, we examine the factors that are influencing consumers’ food choices of pre-cooked Caribbean style food. The results of the study show that the most popular or most commonly bought pre-cooked international foods were Mexican and similar foods (includes South American) followed by Chinese food. Our study shows that the factors influencing consumers’ decision to purchase pre-cooked Caribbean style food are price (distance), consumer self-related factors (ethnicity), and environmental factors (employment and income). Entrepreneurs making such foods available in grocery stores are likely to see an increase in demand if those foods are easily accessible to all consumers as well as in areas that are ethnically diverse and relatively economically wealthy.

Should the United States continue to pursue free trade agreementsA socioeconomic perspective 189

Tropical Agriculture · 2016-10-07

This paper examines from the perspective of New Jersey agricultural producers, whether the US should continue to pursue trade agreements. The study uses data from the 2005 National Agricultural Food and Public Policy Preference Survey. Twenty seven states participated in the survey. The New Jersey component of survey was mailed to 700 randomly selected farm operators. This number represents approximately 7% of all the farm operators in the state. A total of 162 farm operators responded to the survey, giving a response rate of 23%. The paper hypothesizes that farm and ranch operator preferences regarding trade agreements are influenced by such factors as age, farm sales, income, education, and tenure or duration of farm ownership. In particular the paper hypothesizes that there exists a positive relationship between those variables and the free trade variable. To test that hypothesis the paper uses logistic regression. The results show a positive relationship between the dependent variable and age, tenure, income and education but a negative relationship between the dependent variable and sales. The negative relationship with sales is surprising. The authors conjecture that the recent trade pact between the U.S. and Colombia is being greeted with some apprehension by respondents.

Elements of a Sound Online Education Program: A Blueprint for a Food Industry Management Administration Certificate

AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 2016-01-01

Internet technologies are making online education the fastest form of education delivery system in the U.S. While the delivery structures for offering online courses or programs often vary, the rationale for doing so centers around the need to mitigate costs of education delivery, enhancing educational quality, granting greater access to university courses to non-traditional students, accommodating the demands of the changing student population, and providing an alternative source of revenue for universities. This paper examines the elements that are crucial to successful online educational programs and proposes a blueprint for an online certificate program.

Elements of a Sound Online Education Program: A Blueprint for a Food Industry Management Administration Certificate

2016-01-01

Internet technologies are making online education the fastest form of education delivery system in the U.S. While the delivery structures for offering online courses or programs often vary, the rationale for doing so centers around the need to mitigate costs of education delivery, enhancing educational quality, granting greater access to university courses to non-traditional students, accommodating the demands of the changing student population, and providing an alternative source of revenue for universities. This paper examines the elements that are crucial to successful online educational programs and proposes a blueprint for an online certificate program.

Should the United States Continue to Pursue Free Trade Agreements?

AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 2011-01-01

The recent economic turmoil has caused several countries to abandon the tenets of free trade and erect barriers in perceived self-interest. China tightened imports on food and banned Irish pork imports. India banned Chinese toys and Argentina tightened licensing requirements on textiles, auto parts and leather goods. The United States is subsidizing automakers and creating roadblocks to Mexican trucks using American roads. The countries that have taken those steps argue that free and unfettered trade that characterizes many free trade agreements leads to increase job losses. Proponents of free trade argue that such agreements promote strategic relationships and enhance social welfare and economic growth. Against this back drop whether the US should continue to pursue trade agreements is surely not trivial. The paper examines this question from the perspective of New Jersey agricultural producers. The study uses data from the 2005 National Agricultural Food and Public Policy Preference Survey. Twenty seven states participated in the survey and each state was given data relevant to that state. The New Jersey component of survey was mailed to 700 randomly selected farm operators. This number represented approximately 7% of all the farm operators in the state. A total of 162 farm operators responded to the survey, giving a response rate of 23%. However, only 141 responses were usable, resulting in a usable responsive rate of about 20%. That rate compares to the national useable rate of 24%. The paper hypothesizes that farm and ranch operator preferences regarding trade agreements are influenced by such factors as age, farm sales, income, education, and tenure or duration of farm ownership. In particular the paper hypothesizes that there exists a positive relationship between those variables and the dependent variable, i.e. whether the US should continue to pursue trade agreements. To test that hypothesis the paper uses logistic regression. The results show a positive relationship between the dependent variable and age, tenure, income and education but a negative relationship between the dependent variable and sales. The negative relationship with sales is surprising. One would expect agricultural producers to look favorably on the prospects of free trade opening foreign markets for agricultural goods.

Should the United States Continue to Pursue Free Trade Agreements

2011-01-01

The recent economic turmoil has caused several countries to abandon the tenets of free trade and erect barriers in perceived self-interest. China tightened imports on food and banned Irish pork imports. India banned Chinese toys and Argentina tightened licensing requirements on textiles, auto parts and leather goods. The United States is subsidizing automakers and creating roadblocks to Mexican trucks using American roads. The countries that have taken those steps argue that free and unfettered trade that characterizes many free trade agreements leads to increase job losses. Proponents of free trade argue that such agreements promote strategic relationships and enhance social welfare and economic growth. Against this back drop whether the US should continue to pursue trade agreements is surely not trivial. The paper examines this question from the perspective of New Jersey agricultural producers. The study uses data from the 2005 National Agricultural Food and Public Policy Preference Survey. Twenty seven states participated in the survey and each state was given data relevant to that state. The New Jersey component of survey was mailed to 700 randomly selected farm operators. This number represented approximately 7% of all the farm operators in the state. A total of 162 farm operators responded to the survey, giving a response rate of 23%. However, only 141 responses were usable, resulting in a usable responsive rate of about 20%. That rate compares to the national useable rate of 24%. The paper hypothesizes that farm and ranch operator preferences regarding trade agreements are influenced by such factors as age, farm sales, income, education, and tenure or duration of farm ownership. In particular the paper hypothesizes that there exists a positive relationship between those variables and the dependent variable, i.e. whether the US should continue to pursue trade agreements. To test that hypothesis the paper uses logistic regression. The results show a positive relationship between the dependent variable and age, tenure, income and education but a negative relationship between the dependent variable and sales. The negative relationship with sales is surprising. One would expect agricultural producers to look favorably on the prospects of free trade opening foreign markets for agricultural goods.

Should the United States eliminate unilateral sanctions prohibiting food trade?

AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 2010-01-01

This paper investigates sanctions from the point-of-view of the agricultural sector. Specifically the paper examines whether the US should eliminate unilateral sanctions prohibiting food trade with certain other countries. The model assumes that farm operators maximize an inter-temporal profit function. The paper concludes that taking a broad view of agricultural policy issues may be challenging if the perceived benefits seem distant. Nevertheless taken in their entirety the results suggest that agricultural producers in New Jersey perceive positive benefits from removal of sanctions prohibiting food trade.

Nonlinearity and asymmetric vertical transmission in U.S. fresh vegetable prices

BearWorks (Missouri State University) · 2010-01-01

The presence of nonlinearity, threshold behavior and cointegration under asymmetric adjustment are investigated in the vertical transmission of shocks between farm and retail prices for vegetable products in the U.S. Empirical results confirm the presence of nonlinearity and threshold behavior in the adjustment processes of farm and retail prices. Retail and farm prices are found to be cointegrated, implying long-run equilibrium relation between the two prices. However, for four of the five products included in this study, price transmissions are characterized by asymmetric adjustments. While retail prices adjust quickly in response to shocks that reduce the farm-retail spread below a certain threshold, it hardly responds to shocks that widen the spread. Farm prices are mostly unresponsive to retail market movements. Causation runs from farm to retail prices.

Nonlinearity and asymmetric vertical transmission in U.S. fresh vegetable prices

AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 2010-01-01

The presence of nonlinearity, threshold behavior and cointegration under asymmetric adjustment are investigated in the vertical transmission of shocks between farm and retail prices for vegetable products in the U.S. Empirical results confirm the presence of nonlinearity and threshold behavior in the adjustment processes of farm and retail prices. Retail and farm prices are found to be cointegrated, implying long-run equilibrium relation between the two prices. However, for four of the five products included in this study, price transmissions are characterized by asymmetric adjustments. While retail prices adjust quickly in response to shocks that reduce the farm-retail spread below a certain threshold, it hardly responds to shocks that widen the spread. Farm prices are mostly unresponsive to retail market movements. Causation runs from farm to retail prices.

The role of the federal government in maintaining land conservation programs

Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Restoration · 2008-12-31