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Readiness of food producers to reflect regions in their names and trademarks: a perspective for regional branding with sunflower oil

  • Dmitry A. Ruban EMAIL logo and Vladimir A. Ermolaev
Published/Copyright: April 14, 2021
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Abstract

Popular food products can be used in regional branding. Names and trademarks of 56 Russian producers of sunflower oil, which is nationally high-demanded culinary oil, are analyzed to find indications of regions. The regional affinity is classified and scored. It is found that about a half of the considered producers indicate region of location in their names and/or trademarks. Often, regions are considered directly, although some producers mention them in unclear or allegoric ways. Many region-concerned producers concentrate in the Altai, Rostov, and Krasnodar regions. These findings indicates on the urgency of support of the region-related naming by regional administrations and professional associations.


Corresponding author: Dmitry A. Ruban, K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (the First Cossack University), Zemlyanoy Val Street 73, Moscow109004, Russia; and Department of Management, Higher School of Business, Southern Federal University, 23-ja Linija Street 43, Rostov-on-Don344019, Russia, E-mail:

Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully thank the journal editor and the both reviewers for their helpful recommendations.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-12-29
Accepted: 2021-04-02
Published Online: 2021-04-14
Published in Print: 2021-07-27

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