Ask the experts: Best credit cards for food delivery
Why have so many credit cards added food-delivery rewards (or emphasized that aspect of existing restaurant rewards) during 2020? Carola Grebitus, associate professor of food industry management, explains.
Pandemic grocery prices shot up like a rocket and fell like a feather, even after supplies recovered
According to research by Professor of Agribusiness Timothy Richards, shoppers pay close attention to prices as they go up but tune out as prices fall.
Researchers estimate the potential of urban farming
With the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen the food supply chain break down, and urban agriculture could be one solution. But what types of people are most likely to participate in urban farming?
Efficiency vs. resilience: Food supply issues in the COVID-19 age
Professors assess the coronavirus' effect on the weakest link in the supply chain — inflexibility.
Q&AZ: Does my meat come from a plant where there's been a COVID-19 outbreak?
Is meat from a plant that has had cases of COVID-19 among workers safe to consume? Can you tell if meat you are purchasing comes from one of these affected plants?
Beyond demographics: Personality impacts buying decisions
Are you a label-reader, the kind of shopper who stands in a grocery aisle studying nutrition details and other product specifics of multiple items before you toss your choice in your cart?
Dollar stores: Friend or foe?
Assistant Professor of Agribusiness Lauren Chenarides recalls when she and her family found themselves in a food desert and shares what it means and how the markets that sell inexpensive household goods affect these areas.
How one food industry management student found her sweet spot
Tiffany Crandell puts her six kids and two grandchildren at the top of her list while she finishes up her degree at ASU's Morrison School of Agribusiness and works at Mars Wrigley Confectionery as a territory sales manager of 22 Arizona Walmart stores.
The power of the U.S. dollar provides a ripe new view on tomato trade
Professors of Agribusiness Jeffrey Englin and Troy Schmitz and Research Professor Octavio Valdez-Lafarga revealed accusations of dumping by American agricultural groups coincided with the appreciation of United States currency against the Mexican peso.
Supply squeeze for tomatoes? Some fear new border checks could cause delays, higher prices
A new agreement requiring inspections of tomatoes from Mexico could lead to delays at the border and higher prices at the grocery store.