Who is behind the stocking of energy-dense foods and beverages in small stores? The importance of food and beverage distributors
Who is behind the stocking of energy-dense foods and beverages in small stores? The importance of food and beverage distributors
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DOI：
10.1017/s1368980016003621
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发表时间：
2017-12-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Laska, Melissa N.
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作者：
Ayala, Guadalupe X.;D'Angelo, Heather;Laska, Melissa N.
目的：本研究从小型食品店老板/经理的角度研究了食品和饮料分销商对致肥胖（能量密集，营养不良）产品类别的采购，放置和促销。感兴趣的致肥胖产品类别是咸味小吃、含糖饮料、甜味小吃、糖果和冷冻零食。具体来说，我们研究了分销商采购这些产品的频率，以及他们对产品放置和推广的协议和期望的类型。通过商店规模和种族来探讨差异。新鲜农产品被用来作为比较时，检查频率的差异，采购只，与健康食品access.Design的影响：调查研究，包括在人的采访。设置：四个城市地区在美国：巴尔的摩，MD;达勒姆，NC;明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗，MN;和圣地亚哥，CA。主题：72个小食品店业主/经理，65%的同意率。结果：大多数分销商每周采购致肥胖产品。与甜食、糖果和冷冻零食分销商签订的产品销售协议主要是非正式的（例如握手），与咸味零食和含糖饮料分销商签订的是正式的（例如合同）。独立展示是分销商提供的最常见的激励措施，他们希望对展示的位置和定价有一定的控制权。免费/打折产品和标识也是常见的激励措施，但进场费不是。较小的商店和民族商店不太可能得到各种奖励，但在甜零食分销商，他们更有可能控制价格在民族v.非民族stores.Conclusions：致肥胖产品是无处不在的。影响在零售食品环境中向消费者提供什么需要考虑分销商。
Objective: The present study examined food and beverage distributors' sourcing, placement and promotion of obesogenic (energy-dense, nutrient-poor) product categories from the perspective of small food store owners/managers. The obesogenic product categories of interest were savoury snacks, sugary beverages, sweet snacks, confectionery and frozen treats. Specifically, we examined how frequently distributors sourced these products, and the types of agreements and expectations they had for their placement and promotion. Differences were explored by store size and ethnicity. Fresh produce was used as a comparison when examining differences in frequency of sourcing only, with implications for healthy food access.Design: Survey research involving in-person interviews.Setting: Four urban areas in the USA: Baltimore, MD; Durham, NC; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN; and San Diego, CA.Subjects: Seventy-two small food store owners/managers, 65% consent rate.Results: Most distributors sourced obesogenic products weekly. Agreements to place products were predominantly informal (e.g. handshake) with sweet snack, confectionery and frozen treat distributors, and formal (e.g. contract) with savoury snack and sugary beverage distributors. Free-standing displays were the most common incentive provided by distributors and they expected some control over their placement and pricing. Free/discounted products and signage were also common incentives but slotting fees were not. Smaller stores and ethnic stores were less likely to receive various incentives, but among sweet snack distributors, they were more likely to control the price in ethnic v. non-ethnic stores.Conclusions: Obesogenic products are ubiquitous. Influencing what is made available to consumers in the retail food environment needs to consider the distributor.