Development of companies in the food sector in Poland is related to creation of a brand- based competitive advantage. The aim of this study is a presentation of selected aspects of brand development basing on results of an investigation in 155 food companies. Brand development in the food sector...

Formation of the common European food market, aimed at freeing flow of goods, contributed to limitation of basic, obligatory quality standards for food in Poland. Adaptation of food prices to the level affordable by Polish households is correlated with food quality. Liberalization of food...

The article attempts to present the basic information about the state and prospects of the effectiveness of enterprising actions in rural areas with regard to the unconventional, traditional and regional food, especially in Poland. It describes the past and future potential dangers resulting...

The paper treats about traditional and regional food products which are subject of an increasing interest. It is based on secondary sources and personal research. Taking advantage of the available literature, articles in trade magazines and information in governmental websites, it defines and...

Farm incomes in Poland have increased since the Polish integration with the European Union. The average monthly available income per household was in 2008 lower than income only of the self-employed entrepreneurs. A significant impact on this situation have the agricultural direct payments which...

Growing consumer requirements for fresh meat compel producers to use various packaging systems. The use of individual packages of meat is necessary because of the need to reduce the work in the back of the retail store, related to the cutting and meat repackaging. Because of that, the market of...

The paper aims to present how the plant varieties of foreign origin changed their share in the Polish seed market before and after EU accession. Changes in the period 1996-2008 were analyzed. They show that the number of foreign varieties of agricultural species increased significantly. In 1996...

Direct payments are one of the basic forms of support for agricultural income, which is used by 72-76% authorized farm households. Relation of number of applications to number of registered producers amounts to 80-85%. There is still a large number of farm households possessing above 1 ha of...

The accession of Poland to the European Union turned out to be beneficial for the Polish agriculture as well as for Polish food processing plants. On the contrary to the previous anxiety, the Polish market was not flooded with the merchandise from the European Union countries. Similarly, a mass...