Some Factors of Success for "Origin Labelled Products" in Agri-Food Supply Chains in Europe: Market, Internal Resources and Institutions1

This paper provides an overview of a FAIR research project into the specific conditions and institutional requirements for the development of PDO and PGI products (Protected Designation of Origin and Protected Geographical Indication). Twenty-one supply chains in seven countries are analysed (France, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, UK, Spain and Switzerland). The primary factor in success is the capacity of a set of firms in a supply chain based in a particular area to effectively coordinate the management of the supply chain. This kind of collective management shows a possible link between an approach in terms of hybrid forms and an approach in terms of internal resources.