Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam

The document explores the relationship between food quality and business practices among MSMEs in Vietnam, focusing on data from rural, peri-urban, and urban districts collected under the SHiFT initiative. Sampling 1,627 food businesses, the study evaluates food quality using the adjusted GDQS for d...

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Autores principales: Hernandez, Ricardo, Nguyen, Manh Cuong
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168311
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description The document explores the relationship between food quality and business practices among MSMEs in Vietnam, focusing on data from rural, peri-urban, and urban districts collected under the SHiFT initiative. Sampling 1,627 food businesses, the study evaluates food quality using the adjusted GDQS for diversity and healthiness and the NOVA classification for processing levels. Key findings highlight significant regional and outlet-type variations in food quality. Vendors generally offer healthier, minimally processed foods, though urban vendors also include processed options. Coffee shops predominantly sell unhealthy, processed items, while stores and restaurants exhibit mixed trends based on location, with healthier offerings more common in rural areas. The analysis reveals minor statistical differences between the broader dataset and the MSME sub-sample, validating the latter for further study. Profitability is linked to healthier food options despite risks tied to perishability, and retailers with lower nutrition knowledge often provide less processed, healthier foods. However, no clear relationship is found between business skills and food quality, though rural retailers with strong business skills tend to offer healthier options. Three overarching insights emerge: urbanization reduces healthy food availability, vendors are pivotal for nutritious options but face urban challenges, and targeted interventions are needed to enhance awareness by retailers to act on their nutrition knowledge, profitability, and address disparities. The study underscores the potential for tailored strategies to promote sustainable, healthy food systems in Vietnam's diverse food environments. The findings highlight significant variability in food quality based on location, outlet type, and business characteristics. The document emphasizes the potential for tailored interventions to promote healthier, sustainable food options across Vietnam's diverse food retail environments.
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spelling CGSpace1683112025-11-05T11:13:59Z Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam Hernandez, Ricardo Nguyen, Manh Cuong food supply suministro de alimentos food quality consumers enterprises-businesses empresa calidad del alimento consumidor The document explores the relationship between food quality and business practices among MSMEs in Vietnam, focusing on data from rural, peri-urban, and urban districts collected under the SHiFT initiative. Sampling 1,627 food businesses, the study evaluates food quality using the adjusted GDQS for diversity and healthiness and the NOVA classification for processing levels. Key findings highlight significant regional and outlet-type variations in food quality. Vendors generally offer healthier, minimally processed foods, though urban vendors also include processed options. Coffee shops predominantly sell unhealthy, processed items, while stores and restaurants exhibit mixed trends based on location, with healthier offerings more common in rural areas. The analysis reveals minor statistical differences between the broader dataset and the MSME sub-sample, validating the latter for further study. Profitability is linked to healthier food options despite risks tied to perishability, and retailers with lower nutrition knowledge often provide less processed, healthier foods. However, no clear relationship is found between business skills and food quality, though rural retailers with strong business skills tend to offer healthier options. Three overarching insights emerge: urbanization reduces healthy food availability, vendors are pivotal for nutritious options but face urban challenges, and targeted interventions are needed to enhance awareness by retailers to act on their nutrition knowledge, profitability, and address disparities. The study underscores the potential for tailored strategies to promote sustainable, healthy food systems in Vietnam's diverse food environments. The findings highlight significant variability in food quality based on location, outlet type, and business characteristics. The document emphasizes the potential for tailored interventions to promote healthier, sustainable food options across Vietnam's diverse food retail environments. 2024-12 2024-12-24T05:02:13Z 2024-12-24T05:02:13Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168311 en Open Access application/pdf Hernandez, R.; Nguyen, M.C. (2024) Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam. SHiFT Project Note. 22 p.
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suministro de alimentos
food quality
consumers
enterprises-businesses
empresa
calidad del alimento
consumidor
Hernandez, Ricardo
Nguyen, Manh Cuong
Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam
title Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam
title_full Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam
title_fullStr Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam
title_short Food quality and business aspects within MSMEs in Vietnam
title_sort food quality and business aspects within msmes in vietnam
topic food supply
suministro de alimentos
food quality
consumers
enterprises-businesses
empresa
calidad del alimento
consumidor
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