@article{Gallo:27457,
      recid = {27457},
      author = {Gallo, Anthony E.},
      title = {MONITORING THE IMPACT OF CONSOLIDATION IN THE FOOD SYSTEM  ON THE CONSUMER IN 1996},
      journal = {Journal of Food Distribution Research},
      address = {1998-02},
      number = {856-2016-56759},
      pages = {3},
      year = {1998},
      abstract = {Very little research has been done on the impact of  mergers, divestitures, and leveraged buyouts on the  American consumer.  The U.S. food marketing system had  nearly 400 mergers and leveraged buyouts in 1996, bringing  the 15-year total to about 6,400.  In 1996, all indicators  show that consumers were not adversely affected by this  level of activity, although profitability and owners'  equity continue to skyrocket.  This presentation examines  the consumer's welfare indirectly by looking at key  economic indicators of the food marketing system in  1996-such as retail food prices, advertising expenditures,  new product introductions, research and development,  profitability, and equity appreciation.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/27457},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.27457},
}