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Purpose: The price of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is highly subjected to variability. In this way, the consumer is not able to perceive a price of reference. The purpose of this paper is to investigate this topic, trying to define a range suitable for the selling of EVOO. Design/methodology/approach: A mathematical model is applied to the three price levels (i.e. production, intermediate and selling). It studies the relationship among main variables: purchase cost of olives, the production cost of olive oil, the yield of olives obtained by the technological process and the profit margin.

Purpose

The aim of this paper is to analyze how “mini-bonds,” an innovative financial tool for Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), can contribute to the development and sustainability of the agri-food sector and its local products, such as Pecorino Cheese.
Design/methodology/approach

The study was conducted as a qualitative case study applying the CAOS (“characteristics, ambience, organization, start-up”) model. This model makes it possible to describe all variables that affect a company in a given economic context.

Findings

The review describes the state of the art of phenolic characterization in food by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. From conventional targeted analysis, a special attention was devoted to metabolomics-based strategies, which are becoming increasingly popular in the characterization of phenolic compounds. Most works in the field exploit the profiling approach by annotation of full scan high resolution mass spectrometric data.

Medicine, food, and cosmetics represent the new promising applications for silver (Ag) and gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs). AgNPs are most commonly used in food and cosmetics; conversely, the main applications of gold NPs (AuNPs) are in the medical field. Thus, in view of the risk of accidentally or non-intended uptake of NPs deriving from the use of cosmetics, drugs, and food, the study of NPs-cell interactions represents a key question that puzzles researchers in both the nanomedicine and nanotoxicology fields.

Nanotechnology has paved the way to innovative food packaging materials and analytical methods to provide the consumers with healthier food and to reduce the ecological footprint of the whole food chain. Combining antimicrobial and antifouling properties, thermal and mechanical protection, oxygen and moisture barrier, as well as to verify the actual quality of food, e.g., sensors to detect spoilage, bacterial growth, and to monitor incorrect storage conditions, or anticounterfeiting devices in food packages may extend the products shelf life and ensure higher quality of foods.

Da diversi anni il Centro di Ricerca Impresapiens si occupa a vario titolo di approfondire
tematiche di importante rilievo economico nazionale ed internazionale.
In questa analisi, svolta sul campo, si indaga con varie metodiche la situazione di un
importante settore della economia nazionale, quale appunto la pesca e la liera ad essa
connessa.
La morfologia del territorio italiano contornata da importanti mari è stata sempre storicamente
un elemento distintivo che ha portato l’Italia ad essere un paese a forte

Da diversi anni il Centro di Ricerca Impresapiens si occupa a vario titolo di approfondire
tematiche di importante rilievo economico nazionale ed internazionale.
In questa analisi, svolta sul campo, si indaga con varie metodiche la situazione di un
importante settore della economia nazionale, quale appunto la pesca e la liera ad essa
connessa.
La morfologia del territorio italiano contornata da importanti mari è stata sempre storicamente
un elemento distintivo che ha portato l’Italia ad essere un paese a forte

Da diversi anni il Centro di Ricerca Impresapiens si occupa a vario titolo di approfondire
tematiche di importante rilievo economico nazionale ed internazionale.
In questa analisi, svolta sul campo, si indaga con varie metodiche la situazione di un
importante settore della economia nazionale, quale appunto la pesca e la liera ad essa
connessa.
La morfologia del territorio italiano contornata da importanti mari è stata sempre storicamente
un elemento distintivo che ha portato l’Italia ad essere un paese a forte