Added value of minimally processed fruit and vegetables.

Throughout the nineties the catering industry has been growing (Hurst, 1997). Either in Europe and the US, consumption of food away from home accounts increasing percentages of the total expenditures (Martinez-Tomé, 2000; Stewart et al, 2004; Duquesne et al, 2005). Traditional catering services imply that meal preparation must take place as near to the time of consumption as possible. Production is therefore tighten into a relatively short period of time and this has the effect of significant...

Assessing stakeholders roles within social marketing strategies: prioritizing their influence and interest levels towards the adoption of sustainable food options in higher education

Gender differences in sensorial perception of animal foods.

Assessment of the sensory quality of meat/Fish dishes in a food service at a Portuguese University.

Eating out is an increasing trend and life style often forces people to eat at their place of work or study. This project was designed to research the client perception of the meat/fish dishes consumed during a week in a food service cafeteria at a Portuguese University. For a week, Assessment of Sensory Quality Questionnaires (ASQQ) with close ended questions on sensory aspects were applied. The assessment scale had 4-point structured hedonic scale, from "totally dislike" to "really like". T...