The traceability of the geographical origin coffee is a challenging issue to protect producers and consumers from risk fraud. A total 162 Arabica Peru, Colombia Brazil, Robusta India, Vietnam Uganda, espresso (EC) samples different degrees roasting (light, medium dark) were characterized for physico-chemical features (lipids, solids, chlorogenic acids) analyzed via SHS-GC/MS analysis, with aim ...

Valuable resources often exist at distant points from a firm’s current locations, so that strategic decisions such as growth have a spatial dimension in which firms seek information and choose between geographically distributed alternatives. Studies show that geographic proximity facilitates the flow of resources, but there is limited understanding of factors that exacerbate or ease the impact ...