The intensive process of markets integration, together with the profound transformation that has taken place in the economic system worldwide, justifies the evaluation of efficiency in the food sector in Brazil. The aim of this study is to analyze Overall Technical Efficiency, Technical Efficiency and Scale Efficiency. Data Envelopment Analysis models are used in this investigation. Many enterprises are classified as technically inefficient and slacks indicate the potential for management to improve the firm’s performance relative to its benchmark.
efficiency; performance; data envelopment analysis
