Table 1 Analysed categories of food retailers
From: Recent changes in the Dutch foodscape: socioeconomic and urban-rural differences
Analytical category | Food retailers composing the analytical category | Definition of food retailers and/or main food products offered by them |
|---|---|---|
Local food shops | Greengrocers | Main provision of potatoes, vegetables and fruit |
Butchery | Main provision of meat and meat products | |
Poultry shop | Main provision of poultry | |
Bakery | Main provision of bread and pastries. Table service is possible, but this is not be the main store activity | |
Fish stores | Main provision of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | |
Fast food restaurants | Fast food chains and locally owned fast food restaurants | Main provision of mostly deep-fried products that are ready for consumption in few minutes after ordering. Usually there is no table service available. |
Food delivery | Food delivery Take away | Main provision of meals that are not consumed in the store, but are collected or delivered |
Restaurants | Restaurant | Main provision of meals a-la-carte, table service is present. Drinks are only provided in combination with food |
Café-restaurant | Main provision of both drinks and simple meals | |
Restaurant in hotels | Main provision of overnight accommodation in combination with an a-la-carte restaurant | |
Supermarket | Supermarket | Store selling a wide range of food and non-food products which are used on a daily bases. Store size should be at least 150 m2 |
Convenience stores | Convenience stores | Same as supermarkets but store size is less than 150 m2 |