Food choices: Testing the consumer’s point of view

A promising research method helps manufacturers and policymakers identify what shoppers look at on product packaging and labels.

Romaine contamination is making other lettuces more expensive

People who want salad or to dress up other foods with it have to pay more as the supply of leafy greens goes down.

Has ‘bullying’ lost its punch? A better approach to discussing workplace harassment

What happens when terms that help us deal with difficult business challenges lose their meaning, but the issue itself is as urgent as ever, if not more so?

Effects of U.S. trade war could hit consumers' wallets

Associate Professor of Agribusiness Troy Schmitz answers questions about retaliation over tariffs affecting agricultural producers as deals are renegotiated.

ASU agribusiness researcher earns Elsevier Atlas Award

Economist Tim Richards, the Marvin and June Morrison Chair in Agribusiness in the Morrison School of Business, and his co-author won the prestigious Elsevier Atlas Award for their research paper on innovative markets for food waste.

Ban on trans fat takes effect in U.S., but global eradication could be tough

Assistant Professor of Agribusiness Lauren Chenarides says processors in emerging countries might find it hard to swallow World Health Organization proposition.

The food you buy really is shrinking

Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you at the grocery store — that box of Cap'N Crunch has gotten smaller. A study of breakfast cereals in the United States found which cereals have been downsized despite an increase in cost.

Study shows shoppers who don’t understand labeling will pay more

New research by Assistant Professor of Food Industry Management Carola Grebitus shows consumers misinterpret meat labels, making them willing to pay extra for “natural” steak when they’re unfamiliar with the U.S. Department of Agriculture definition.

There's more to food choice than meets the stomach

Carola Grebitus, assistant professor of food industry management, studies how food labeling and consumer choice affect health and sustainability.

Land management: Digging into conservation agriculture practices in South Asia

Professor of Agribusiness Ashok Mishra and his co-authors unearth the issues that influence farmers' adoption and abandonment of preservation technologies.