Local consumption is considered to have a positive environmental and social impact. A new supply chain strategy has been devised to provide small and medium-sized local farms with enhanced efficiency and accessibility: a bidirectional distribution. Bidirectional distribution is a practice of backhauling local produce on emptied wholesale trucks for redistribution through wholesale markets while employing the existing network of rural stores and wholesale suppliers. Building on the cue utilization theory, this study investigated the effect of product information about bidirectional distribution on consumers’ perceived environmental value, personal well-being value, quality beliefs, and community social and economic value.

• Garim Lee(University of Minnesota, USA)
• Hye-Young Kim(University of Minnesota, USA)
• Kathryn Draeger(University of Minnesota Extension, USA)
• Karen Donohue(University of Minnesota, USA)
• Greg Schweser(University of Minnesota Extension, USA)
• Ren Olive(University of Minnesota Extension, USA)