The Danish food marketing chain: developments and policy choices

This report addresses organization and conduct in the body of the Danish food marketing chain. It lays the foundation for FØI's 2004-2006 research program "Perspectives for Development of the Danish Food Sector". It provides preliminary findings and motivates future survey, modelling and analytical work.
In past work, FØI has characterized the institutional and technical development of food quality and safety product attributes in Denmark and elsewhere (e.g. Søndergaard and Gravesen, 2003). In addition, FØI has estimated properties of Danish demand that relate to willingness to pay for those attributes (e.g. Baltzer, 2002). The question of funding food safety and quality within the food chain has also been addressed (Christensen and Jensen, 2001). This report expands on these areas and offers insight into policy and commercial issues. Its focus is the food chain, bringing together previous work that addresses individual stages of the chain.