Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Profitability: Insights From a Corner Store Intervention in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dunaway, Lauren Futrell; Mundorf, Adrienne R.; Rose, Donald

doi:10.1080/19320248.2016.1227746

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“…We excluded studies that had no dietary outcome; paradoxically, this meant that we could not capture some retailer studies that may have offered relevant insights into policy levers. Dunaway et al’s study [138], for example, was excluded but is one of the few studies beginning to measure retailer characteristics in detail, conducting an in-depth financial analysis alongside evaluating the effect of an infrastructure project on stocking of fruits and vegetables.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Effect of Retail Food Environment Interventions on Diet and Health with a Focus on the Enabling Role of Public Policies

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Purpose of ReviewUpdate the state of evidence on the effectiveness of retail food environment interventions in influencing diet and explore the underlying role of public policy, through a systematic review of population-level interventions to promote health in the retail food environment, including community and consumer environments. Diet-related outcomes included purchasing, dietary intakes, diet quality, and health including weight. We coded studies for enabling public policy levers underpinning the intervention, using two widely used conceptual frameworks.Recent FindingsOf 86 articles (1974–2018), the majority (58 articles, 67%) showed at least one positive effect on diet. Thirteen articles (15%) discussed natural experiments, 27 articles (31%) used a design involving comparison groups including 23 articles (27%) specifically describing randomized controlled trials, and 46 (53%) were quasi-experimental (cross-sectional) evaluations. Across the “4Ps” of marketing (product, promotion, placement, and price), promotion comprised the greatest proportion of intervention strategies, especially in earlier literature (pre-2008). Few studies combined geographic access interventions with 4P strategies, and few used robust dietary intake assessments. Behavior change communication remains an intervention mainstay, but recent work has also incorporated environmental and social planning, and fiscal strategies. More recent interventions were multi-component.SummaryThe retail food environment intervention literature continues to grow and has become more robust overall, with clearer evidence of the effect of interventions on diet-related outcomes, including consumer purchasing, dietary intakes, and health. There is still much scope for development in the field. Attention to enabling public policy could help to strengthen intervention implementation and evaluation in the retail food environment.

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“…We identified 29 articles meeting review inclusion criteria 54–81 . Refer to Figure 1 for a flow diagram of search results.…”

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“…Thirteen studies (45%) provided information about SSB product availability or ingredient composition 23,37 . SSB products were generally highly available, 54,58,61,62,64,73–75,77,79 and researchers in one study observed no changes in SSB availability between years 2016 and 2017 (no intervention) 79 . At times, SSB products were found less prevalent than other “junk” products in two smaller store investigations (Table 3).…”

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“…At times, SSB products were found less prevalent than other “junk” products in two smaller store investigations (Table 3). 61,77 Parents also believed SSB products were widely available in food stores 71 . Store managers described SSB product reformulation as required to reduce consumers' added sugar consumption and also indicated manufacturers contracted shelf space for SSB 57 …”

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A rapid review of stocking and marketing practices used to sell sugar‐sweetened beverages in U.S. food stores

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Summary Sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a primary source of added sugars in the American diet. Habitual SSB consumption is associated with obesity and noncommunicable disease and is one factor contributing to U.S. health disparities. Public health responses to address marketing‐mix and choice‐architecture (MMCA) strategies used to sell SSB products may be required. Thus, our goal was to identify original research about stocking and marketing practices used to sell SSB in U.S. food stores. We used Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) protocol for rapid reviewing. We searched six databases and Google Scholar using key terms focused on store type and SSB products. We characterized results using an MMCA framework with categories place, profile, portion, pricing, promotion, priming or prompting, and proximity. Our search resulted in the identification of 29 articles. Most results focused on profile (e.g., SSB availability) (n = 13), pricing (e.g., SSB prices or discounts) (n = 13), or promotion (e.g., SSB advertisements) (n = 13) strategies. We found some evidence of targeted MMCA practices toward at‐risk consumers and differences by store format, such as increased SSB prominence among supermarkets. The potential for systematic variations in MMCA strategies used to sell SSB requires more research. We discuss implications for public health, health equity, and environmental sustainability.

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“…A number of interventions aimed at improving healthy food availability in general stores (or ‘corner stores’) have been implemented and evaluated throughout rural and urban United States. These include stock inventory changes, store re‐design, recipe cards, linking with fresh produce sources, point‐of‐sale advertising and in‐store interactive activities such as food tastings . These studies showed that increased promotion and availability of healthy food in small stores increased sales of these items, and therefore, these interventions have the potential to positively influence healthy food consumption.…”

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Is the type and location of grocery stores a predictor of healthy and unhealthy food availability? A cross‐sectional study

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Palermo

2019

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim To investigate whether geographical location or type of store is associated with differences in healthy and unhealthy food availability in grocery stores. Methods A cross‐sectional study using the Victorian Healthy Food Basket to measure food availability (44 ‘healthy’ and 10 ‘unhealthy’ items) in a convenience sample of 112 stores in urban and regional Victoria, Australia. Logistic regression analyses assessed whether location (regional, urban), distance from capital city central business district (km) and type of store (chain supermarket, independent supermarket and general store) predicted the number of missing healthy and unhealthy food items. Results There were 54 chain supermarkets, 43 independent supermarkets and 15 general stores, with 56% of stores located in urban areas and 44% located regionally. The strongest significant predictor of missing items was being a general store, which had greater odds (odds ratio (OR) = 136, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 13–1399) of having missing ‘healthy’ items and missing ‘unhealthy’ items (OR = 63, 95% CI = 7–575), compared with chain supermarkets. Independent supermarkets had increased odds of having missing ‘healthy’ items (OR = 7, 95% CI = 2–22) compared with chain supermarkets. Regional store location was a significant predictor of missing ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ items, compared with urban location (OR = 6, 95% CI = 2–25) and (OR = 7, 95% CI = 2–29), respectively. Conclusions Store type was a stronger predictor of stores having missing ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ food items than the store distance from a large urban centre. General stores and independent supermarkets may be important settings for interventions to improve availability of healthy food.

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Profitability: Insights From a Corner Store Intervention in New Orleans, Louisiana

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

A Systematic Review of the Effect of Retail Food Environment Interventions on Diet and Health with a Focus on the Enabling Role of Public Policies

A Systematic Review of the Effect of Retail Food Environment Interventions on Diet and Health with a Focus on the Enabling Role of Public Policies

A rapid review of stocking and marketing practices used to sell sugar‐sweetened beverages in U.S. food stores

Is the type and location of grocery stores a predictor of healthy and unhealthy food availability? A cross‐sectional study

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