Abstract
Objective: To understand the agreements between small food store owners and food and beverage suppliers and how they shape stocking and promotion of unhealthy products. Design: 72 in-depth interviews. Setting: Four US cities (Baltimore, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Durham, San Diego). Subjects: Owner/managers of small food stores. Results: Most owners had informal agreements with food/beverage suppliers, including reduced costs of specific foods, tied to sales; and provision of brand-dedicated display racks and refrigerators/freezers. Informal agreements were used as a form of control by some suppliers. Conclusions: Understanding agreements between small food stores and food/beverage suppliers is needed for intervention and policy development.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 517-530 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2 2018 |
Keywords
- Qualitative research
- agreements
- food stores
- obesity
- stocking
- storeowner perspectives
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health