Master's thesis tourism and Local Food and Beverages

1.7 Outline of the thesis 
The thesis contains five chapters, in chapter 1, a general description, including the 
background and discussions of issues related to the problem is presented. In chapter 2 
presents the literature review with theories relevant to the problem area. In Chapter 3, the 
methodology for the research will be discussed. In Chapter 4, the data gathered via 
questionnaire will be analyzed, and in the chapter 5, the findings, discussions, suggestions 
and the conclusion will be presented. 
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Chapter 2. Literature Review 
Chapter2. Literature Review 
2.1. Introduction 
This chapter presents a review of the literature related to the study of local food and 
beverages consumption in tourism destination based on a model of "Building a model of local 
food consumption on trips and holidays: A grounded theory approach". It focused on the 
review of related literature in food and tourism with a particular emphasis on related theories. 
It also presents the relevant concepts of food tourism and its various aspects and 
characteristics. 
2.2 Key Words: 
2.2.1 Local Food: 
According to Sims (2009), the word „local
‟,
for approved farme
rs‟
markets is defined as 
products which are produced within a 30 mile radius of the target market. Morri and Buller, 
(2003) however, hold the view that 
‟lo
ca
l‟
should be understood either with regards to an 
enclosed region wherein the products are produced and sold, or in terms of „specialty
‟
or 
„locality
‟
foods which are going to be exported to other countries or regions of the world as 
value-added products. The adaptation of a geographical definition, however, proves to be a 
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Chapter 2. Literature Review 
hard task, since according to Sims (2009); making distinction between the region of the 
ingredients and the place of manufacture is difficult.