From: Validation of retail food outlet data from a Danish government inspection database
Outlet type | Definitions | ||
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Narrow | Moderate | Broad | |
Fast food | Major chain outlets only (i.e. McDonalds, Sunset boulevard, Burger King, KFC, Subway, Dominos, Max burger) | “Narrow” fast food outlets plus non-chain traditional fast food AND other fast food takeaways with no/limited seating and counter service/no waitress service | ‘Moderate’ outlets, plus retail bakeries (small and chains) and chain coffee shops |
Convenience | Petrol station stores and small kiosks (i.e. Shell, Circle K, Uno X, OK plus, Q8, Kiosks) | Narrow’ outlets, plus convenience chains selling a wider, but still limited range of fresh fruits and vegetables and frozen goods (i.e. 7-eleven, Nærkøb, Letkøb, Elite købmand). | ‘Moderate’ outlets, plus grocery store chains (i.e. DagligBrugsen, LokalBrugsen, Spar, Kwikspar, Brugsen, Min købmand). |
Supermarkets | Large chain supermarkets only. Often have long opening hours (e.g. 6 am - 11 pm or 24 h) and a wide range of facilities e.g. clothes/homeware departments (i.e. Bilka, Kvickly, SuperBrugsen, Irma, Føtex, SuperBest, SuperSpar, EuroSpar, Løvbjerg, ABC lavpris, MENY) | ‘Narrow’ outlets, plus medium supermarkets with shorter opening hours and less extensive range of products and facilities (Discount supermarkets i.e. Fakta, Netto, Kiwi, Rema1000, Aldi) | ‘Moderate’ outlets plus small grocery stores, as defined for ‘Convenience – broad’ i.e. Petrol station stores (Shell, Circle K, Uno X, OK plus, Q8), and convenience chains selling a wider, but still limited range of fresh fruits and vegetables and frozen goods (i.e.7-eleven, Nærkøb, Letkøb, Elite købmand, Shop n Play, Kiosks), and grocery stores (i.e. DagligBrugsen, LokalBrugsen, Spar, Kwikspar, Brugsen, Min købmand) |
Restaurants | ‘Traditional restaurants’ - restaurants serving primarily lunch/dinner meals and providing waited table service | ‘Narrow’ outlets, plus restaurants serving readily prepared meals and snacks all day or with a buffet/brunch and providing waited table service (i.e. Café’s) | ‘Moderate’ outlets restaurants plus coffeeshops and bakery chains (i.e. Bodenhoffs bageri, Emmerys, Lagkagehuset, Reinh van haun, Farumhus, Meyers bageri, Laglace, City bakery, Grannys house) |
Fruit and Vegetable | Outlets are characterized by primarily retailing fruits and vegetables but typically also long-life products but with a limited supply compared with supermarkets. Non-chain convenience stores are included. Farm shops are excluded. | ||
Miscellaneous | Bakeries, Butchers and Fish mongers |