Marshall Fisher, the UPS professor of operations, information, and decisions in the Wharton School, describes this fall's supply chain crisis as "the mother of all supply chain disruptions." But he also emphasizes one particular ...
Economics & Business
Dec 10, 2021
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Despite shifts towards vegan and vegetarian diets in Western cultures, demand for animal protein persists. Alternative protein sources are required to nourish the growing world population without compromising on sustainability. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2021
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Cellulose diacetate (CDA), a bio-based plastic widely used in consumer goods, disintegrates, and degrades in the ocean far quicker than previously assumed, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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Tempted by the tangy taste of tomato juice? Consumers may prefer a product sold from grocery store shelves over a minimally pasteurized refrigerated product, but only by a small margin, new University of Florida research ...
Agriculture
Dec 8, 2021
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Growing cover crops under grapevines in vineyards can reduce erosion, enhance soil health, reduce herbicide use and improve water quality, according to a team of Penn State researchers, who suggest that growers can promote ...
Other
Dec 6, 2021
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At the start of the pandemic, consumers were bombarded with a new and hastily constructed form of advertising. In those "uncertain times," customers were promised, they could rely on their favorite brands for help.
Economics & Business
Dec 1, 2021
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Researchers from Duke University and University of Wisconsin—lwaukee published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores what happens when brands communicate positively toward their competitors.
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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Newly tenured CEOs in the consumer products industry are more likely to announce a product safety recall than CEOs who have been in the position longer, according to a new study of 25 years of recalls at publicly traded companies.
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2021
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Researchers from University of Cologne and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines the processes and building blocks underlying brand flagship platforms.
Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2021
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Consumer-grade air cleaners that promise to reduce indoor levels of volatile organic compound (VOC) pollutants using chemical oxidation can be a source of VOCs themselves, according to a new study led by MIT researchers.
Environment
Nov 1, 2021
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