Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowA great place to start for most topicsMostly full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapersIf full-text is not available, click link to Check for Full Text (Providence) to connect to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form
Hospitality & Tourism Complete (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowNational and global coverage of hospitality, tourism, food & beverage, event management, and culinary subjectsIncludes scholarly, trade, and news publications along with country and company reports
Food Science Source (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowAccess to vital information from industry-leading sources covering all aspects of food science, nutrition and related areasFull text articles with images, tables, charts and other graphical content from many key journalsBenchmarks and best practices, providing examples of food science-related practices and developments from a world-wide range of industry players
Culinary Arts (Gale)This link opens in a new windowSelective full-text articles from major cooking and nutrition magazinesIncludes recipes, restaurant reviews, industry trends and news
Emerald InsightThis link opens in a new windowFor full-text articles and book chapters: SELECT "Only content I have access to" and look for the solid green, square iconThis site does not work with Internet Explorer
Global Road WarriorThis link opens in a new windowIn-depth country overviews with a focus on cultural, social, and business normsIncludes country geo statistics, facts, maps, photos, and recipesSupports cultural competence development for international travel and assignment
To find Market & Consumer Reports, Company & Industry Profiles, use:
Business Source CompleteThis link opens in a new windowCompany profiles, SWOT analyses where available, industry profiles, stocks and investment information, management-related articlesHarvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series, and selective full-text articlesJWU Library does not have access to Harvard Business Cases
IBISWorldThis link opens in a new windowIndustry research for over 700 U.S. industries, hard-to-find U.S. "specialized industries", and some state-level industry researchUpdated reports: Global-wide industries and industries in ChinaIndustry reports include "Key Statistics," "Key Ratios," and supply-chain overviews
StatistaThis link opens in a new windowStatstics, reports, and visual data for a range of topics, countries, industries, trending topics, and moreNOTE: Click through any security warnings & pop-up blockers that may appearExpert tools options are unavailable
First Research (Mergent)This link opens in a new windowIn-depth U.S. and global-wide industry profiles (each report includes an overview of business challenges, trends, opportunities, and ratios)"State and Province Profiles" with a clickable map for monthly updates of local industry, economic, employment, and wage data for each of the 50 states and Canadian Provinces
RKMAThis link opens in a new windowContent updated every two yearsReports cover fields such as Consumer Behavior & Marketing, Entertainment & Leisure, Pandemic Impact, Restaurant/Food & Beverage, Retail/E-commerce, Sports Marketing, Travel & Tourism, and U.S. Cities & CommunitiesUse CTRL F to search PDF for key terms
MarketResearch.com AcademicThis link opens in a new windowIndustry reports including demographics, market trends, forecasts, analysis of major brands, new products, and consumer trends and buyer behavior
MRI-SimmonsThis link opens in a new windowMRI-Simmons Insights is Simmons Research’s web-based platform for analysis of national consumer and market insightsThere is a limit of 25 simultaneous users at the same time