Structure, Conduct and Performance of the European Food Sector

Jacques Viaene and Xavier Gellynck

European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1995, vol. 22, issue 3, 282-95

Abstract: The structure, conduct and performance of the Food, Drink and Tobacco (FDT) industry in the European Union are evaluated. Statistical data and interviews with experts are the main information sources for this analysis. The structure of the FDT industry is characterised by increasing concentration, largely determined by growing concentration in the retail sector and greater consumer demand for variety and quality. Productivity, prices and profitability are higher in subsectors where concentration is high. Competitive conduct in the FDT industry involves both horizontal and geographic diversification, brought about through mergers and acquisitions. The overall performance in the FDT industry is adequate. Copyright 1995 by Oxford University Press.

Date: 1995
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (16)

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:oup:erevae:v:22:y:1995:i:3:p:282-95

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
https://academic.oup.com/journals

Access Statistics for this article

European Review of Agricultural Economics is currently edited by Timothy Richards, Salvatore Di Falco, Céline Nauges and Vincenzina Caputo

More articles in European Review of Agricultural Economics from Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Oxford University Press ().