Food Labelling as a Way to Address Trust and Information Asymmetry Issues in Premium Cheese Supply Chains

Agata Malak-Rawlikowska (), Edward Majewski, Filippo Arfini () and Valentin Bellassen ()
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Agata Malak-Rawlikowska: SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Edward Majewski: SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Filippo Arfini: UNIPR - Università degli studi di Parma = University of Parma
Valentin Bellassen: CESAER - Centre d'économie et de sociologie rurales appliquées à l'agriculture et aux espaces ruraux - UBFC - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Dijon - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: Food quality certification is one of the measures to deal with the problems of trust and information asymmetry in food supply chains. It is specifically important for high-value-added products and food based on traditional recipes, as well as for emphasizing regional features, of which credence attributes are difficult to assess even after the purchase. Supply chains of certified quality products are particularly vulnerable to problems with distrust and information asymmetry. In this chapter, we analyse the importance of product certification to increase the level of trust and reduce information asymmetry in the food chains on the example of three cheese supply chains: Italian Parmigiano Reggiano, French Comté Cheese, and Polish Koryciński Swojski Cheese. Each of these chains has a different scale of operation and struggles with various problems related to information asymmetry. They are also characterized by a different level of vertical and horizontal integration and the specificity of solutions that increase trust in these chains. In our analysis, we also focus on the general role of information asymmetry and trust in the coordination of physical flows of products, mechanisms of securing quality as well as governance structures, and legitimacy and enforcement.

Keywords: Information asymetries; cheese; food quality schemes; geographical indications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Published in Routledge. Trust and supply chains, online, 17 p., 2024, 9781032633725

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