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Pandey S, Bohl A, Favari V, Mora P, Phuyal S, Sojková E, Budhathoki M, Thomsen M. Consumers' willingness to buy meat and seafood products close to the expiry date: an exploratory study from Denmark. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1371634. [PMID: 38533462 PMCID: PMC10963504 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1371634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Introduction Meat- and seafood products close to their expiry date (MSPCED) are one of the significant contributors to the growing food waste. Therefore, this study aims to investigate consumers' attitudes and willingness to buy MSPCED. Methods An online questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 Danish consumers. Results and discussion Three consumer segments were identified based on their willingness to buy MSPCED: 39.8% of the participants showed a high willingness to buy MSPCED close to their expiry date ("All High"), 34.5% were selective with a high willingness to buy meat close to their expiry date but not seafood ("High meat, low seafood"), while 25.7% showed a low willingness to buy MSPCED ("All Low"). Consumers' willingness to buy MSPCED is influenced by the perceived quality of the products, food safety, social acceptability, and price. Consumers were willing to pay a higher price for minced beef close to the expiry date when compared to cod fillets, pork cuts, and chicken breasts. However, consumers were willing to buy cod fillets with the lowest discount percentage when compared to pork cuts, minced beef, and chicken breast. The findings suggest that price reduction and discount percentage can have varying effects in influencing willingness to pay for MSPCED. This study provides valuable insights, for food waste practitioners in the retail sector, to develop effective strategies for reducing food waste by influencing consumer willingness to buy and pay for perishable products like meat and seafood.
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- Sujita Pandey
- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Madarie R, de Poot C, Weulen Kranenbarg M. Criminal clickbait: a panel data analysis on the attractiveness of online advertisements offering stolen data. Front Big Data 2023; 6:1320569. [PMID: 38188904 PMCID: PMC10766683 DOI: 10.3389/fdata.2023.1320569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Introduction Few studies have examined the sales of stolen account credentials on darkweb markets. In this study, we tested how advertisement characteristics affect the popularity of illicit online advertisements offering account credentials. Unlike previous criminological research, we take a novel approach by assessing the applicability of knowledge on regular consumer behaviours instead of theories explaining offender behaviour. Methods We scraped 1,565 unique advertisements offering credentials on a darkweb market. We used this panel data set to predict the simultaneous effects of the asking price, endorsement cues and title elements on advertisement popularity by estimating several hybrid panel data models. Results Most of our findings disconfirm our hypotheses. Asking price did not affect advertisement popularity. Endorsement cues, including vendor reputation and cumulative sales and views, had mixed and negative relationships, respectively, with advertisement popularity. Discussion Our results might suggest that account credentials are not simply regular products, but high-risk commodities that, paradoxically, become less attractive as they gain popularity. This study highlights the necessity of a deeper understanding of illicit online market dynamics to improve theories on illicit consumer behaviours and assist cybersecurity experts in disrupting criminal business models more effectively. We propose several avenues for future experimental research to gain further insights into these illicit processes.
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- Renushka Madarie
- Research Group Forensic Science, Faculty of Technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Research Group Forensic Science, Faculty of Technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Police Academy of the Netherlands, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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- Department of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Erol I, Mutuş B, Ayaz ND, Stowell JD, Sırıken B. Food Safety Awareness, Changes in Food Purchasing Behaviour and Attitudes towards Food Waste during COVID-19 in Türkiye. Foods 2023; 12:4396. [PMID: 38137200 PMCID: PMC10742672 DOI: 10.3390/foods12244396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic brought the key issues of food security, food safety, and food waste into sharp focus. Türkiye is in the enviable position of being among the top ten agricultural economies worldwide, with a wide diversity of food production. This survey was undertaken in order to gain insights into consumer behaviour and attitudes in Türkiye with respect to these issues. The objective was to highlight strengths and weaknesses, identify areas for improvement, and present strategies for the future. (2) Methods: This survey was carried out between April and May 2022 in 12 provinces throughout Türkiye. Face-to-face interviews were performed with 2400 participants representing a cross-section of ages, educational attainment, and socio-economic categories. The findings were evaluated statistically. (3) Results: The results provide an insight into attitudes and behaviours, both pre-COVID-19 and during the pandemic. In several ways, the pandemic enhanced knowledge and improved behaviour, leading to improvements in diet and reductions in food waste. However, worrying concerns about food safety persist. Specific attention has been given to understanding patterns of bread consumption, particularly in consideration of waste. (4) Conclusions: It is hoped that the results of this survey will increase dialogue between the components of the food sector, encourage education initiatives, and contribute to improving food safety and security and reducing food waste in Türkiye and beyond.
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- Irfan Erol
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Lokman Hekim University, 06510 Çankaya, Türkiye
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Atılım University, 06830 İncek, Türkiye
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- Sabri Ülker Food Research Foundation, Üsküdar, 34692 Istanbul, Türkiye; (B.M.); (J.D.S.)
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kırıkkale University, 71450 Yahsihan, Türkiye;
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- Sabri Ülker Food Research Foundation, Üsküdar, 34692 Istanbul, Türkiye; (B.M.); (J.D.S.)
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55139 Atakum, Türkiye;
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Cook B, Costa Leite J, Rayner M, Stoffel S, van Rijn E, Wollgast J. Consumer Interaction with Sustainability Labelling on Food Products: A Narrative Literature Review. Nutrients 2023; 15:3837. [PMID: 37686869 PMCID: PMC10489983 DOI: 10.3390/nu15173837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Sustainability labelling on food products can help consumers make informed purchasing decisions and support the urgent transition to sustainable food systems. While there is a relatively robust body of evidence on health and nutrition labelling, less is known about the effectiveness of sustainability labelling in facilitating sustainable food choices. This paper investigates the impact of sustainability labelling on consumer understanding, attitudes, and behaviour to support a more nuanced, detailed, and holistic understanding of the evidence. Using a narrative literature review methodology, the paper assesses studies covering environmental, social, and/or animal welfare aspects of sustainability labelling on food products. We found that consumer understanding of sustainability information is often limited, which could hinder behaviour change. While sustainability labelling can influence consumer attitudes and purchasing behaviours, evidence from real consumer settings tends to show small effect sizes. Consumers are generally willing to pay more for sustainability-labelled products, and organic labelling often leads to the highest reported willingness to pay. The review emphasises the importance of trust, suggesting a preference for labelling backed by governments or public authorities. Sustainability labelling that uses intuitively understandable cues has an increased impact, with visual aids such as traffic light colours showing promise. We conclude that further research is needed in real-world settings, using representative populations and exploring the influence of demographic factors, values, and attitudes.
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- Brian Cook
- Independent Researcher, Oxford OX4 3UD, UK;
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (J.C.L.); (E.v.R.)
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK;
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- Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6BT, UK;
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM), University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (J.C.L.); (E.v.R.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (J.C.L.); (E.v.R.)
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Rehm J, Ferreira-Borges C, Kokole D, Neufeld M, Olsen A, Rovira P, Segura Garcia L, Tran A, Colom J. Assessing the impact of providing digital product information on the health risks of alcoholic beverages to the consumer at point of sale: A pilot study. Drug Alcohol Rev 2023; 42:1332-1337. [PMID: 37132168 DOI: 10.1111/dar.13676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION There is an ongoing policy debate in the European Union regarding the best method of providing information to consumers on the health risks of alcohol use. One of the proposed channels is via the provision of QR codes. This study tested the usage rate of QR codes placed on point-of-sale signs in a supermarket in Barcelona, Catalonia over a 1-week period. METHODS Nine banners with beverage-specific health warnings in large text were prominently displayed in the alcohol section of a supermarket. Each banner provided a QR code of relatively large image size that linked to a government website providing further information on alcohol-related harms. A comparison was made between the number of visits to the website and the number of customers in the supermarket (number of unique sales receipts) in a single week. RESULTS Only 6 out of 7079 customers scanned the QR code during the week, corresponding to a usage rate of 0.085%, less than 1 per 1000. The usage rate was 2.6 per 1000 among those who purchased alcohol. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Despite the availability of prominently displayed QR codes, the overwhelming majority of customers did not make use of the QR codes to obtain further information on alcohol-related harms. This corroborates the results from other studies investigating customers' use of QR codes to obtain additional product information. Based on the current evidence, providing online access to information through QR codes will likely not reach a significant portion of consumers.
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- Jürgen Rehm
- Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy & Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Program on Substance Abuse, Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Program on Substance Abuse, Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Program on Substance Abuse, Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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Cong L, Luan S, Young E, Mirosa M, Bremer P, Torrico DD. The Application of Biometric Approaches in Agri-Food Marketing: A Systematic Literature Review. Foods 2023; 12:2982. [PMID: 37627981 PMCID: PMC10453770 DOI: 10.3390/foods12162982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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A challenge in social marketing studies is the cognitive biases in consumers' conscious and self-reported responses. To help address this concern, biometric techniques have been developed to obtain data from consumers' implicit and non-verbal responses. A systematic literature review was conducted to explore biometric applications' role in agri-food marketing to provide an integrated overview of this topic. A total of 55 original research articles and four review articles were identified, classified, and reviewed. It was found that there is a steady growth in the number of studies applying biometric approaches, with eye-tracking being the dominant method used to investigate consumers' perceptions in the last decade. Most of the studies reviewed were conducted in Europe or the USA. Other biometric techniques used included facial expressions, heart rate, body temperature, and skin conductance. A wide range of scenarios concerning consumers' purchase and consumption behaviour for agri-food products have been investigated using biometric-based techniques, indicating their broad applicability. Our findings suggest that biometric techniques are expanding for researchers in agri-food marketing, benefiting both academia and industry.
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- Lei Cong
- Department of Agribusiness and Markets, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand
- New Zealand Food Safety and Science Research Centre, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand; (S.L.); (E.Y.); (M.M.); (P.B.)
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- New Zealand Food Safety and Science Research Centre, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand; (S.L.); (E.Y.); (M.M.); (P.B.)
- Department of Marketing, University of Otago, Dunedin 9010, New Zealand
- Queen’s Management School, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK
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- New Zealand Food Safety and Science Research Centre, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand; (S.L.); (E.Y.); (M.M.); (P.B.)
- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9010, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Food Safety and Science Research Centre, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand; (S.L.); (E.Y.); (M.M.); (P.B.)
- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9010, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Food Safety and Science Research Centre, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand; (S.L.); (E.Y.); (M.M.); (P.B.)
- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9010, New Zealand
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- Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand;
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Lim SM, Law H, Lee SS. Consumers' Quality Perception and Acceptance of Suboptimal Food: An Online Survey in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Foods 2023; 12:2824. [PMID: 37569092 PMCID: PMC10416839 DOI: 10.3390/foods12152824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Suboptimal food is defined as physically imperfect food that deviates from the norm in terms of appearance without compromising its intrinsic quality or safety. Consumers' quality perception and acceptance of suboptimal food contribute to food waste. Therefore, this study aims to explore consumers' quality perception and acceptance of suboptimal food and the factors associated with the acceptance of suboptimal food. An online survey was conducted among 414 consumers residing in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through convenience sampling. They completed an online questionnaire asking for sociodemographic information, quality perception and acceptance of suboptimal food, and information related to food waste. Only 11.4% of consumers chose suboptimal foods, with visually deviated suboptimal foods (apples with brown spots) having the lowest acceptance (9.9%). Consumers perceived suboptimal foods as unattractive and that they should be consumed quickly. Malays were less likely to accept suboptimal foods, while middle-income households were more likely to accept suboptimal foods at home. In conclusion, consumers have a low acceptance of suboptimal food, and suboptimal food was perceived as unappealing and that it should be consumed quickly. Notwithstanding the findings that emerge from this, the results may lack generalisability to the wider population as only a convenience sample was used.
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- See Meng Lim
- Nutritional Sciences Programme & Centre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
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- Nutritional Sciences Programme & Centre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
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- School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih 43500, Malaysia
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Šedík P, Hudecová M, Predanócyová K. Exploring Consumers' Preferences and Attitudes to Honey: Generation Approach in Slovakia. Foods 2023; 12:foods12101941. [PMID: 37238759 DOI: 10.3390/foods12101941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Honey is popular among consumers for its composition and healing properties. The aim of the paper is to study the differences in honey preferences across various age generations in Slovakia. The study is based on primary data obtained by conducting an online questionnaire survey on a sample of 1850 Slovak consumers of honey in 2022. Multiple correspondence analyses and non-parametric tests were applied to study the differences in preferences across selected age cohorts (Generation Z, Generation Y, Generation X and Silver Generation). The results show that Silver Generation tends to consume honey due to its nutritional values and prefers to consume monofloral honey of a dark colour, while Generation Z does not use honey in cosmetics or consume it due to its nutritional values and are inclined to prefer polyfloral honey. The utilisation of honey in cosmetics was associated mostly with Generation X. Younger consumers (Generation Z and Generation Y) have a very low awareness of creamed honey and honey with additions in comparison to Silver Generation or Generation X. In addition, the results reveal that propolis, royal jelly and bee pollen were the most attractive additions for honey across all age cohorts in Slovakia, while spirulina and chilli were the least attractive additions.
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- Peter Šedík
- Institute of Marketing, Trade and Social Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
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- Institute of Marketing, Trade and Social Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
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- AgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
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Jęczmyk A, Uglis J, Zawadka J, Pietrzak-Zawadka J, Wojcieszak-Zbierska MM, Kozera-Kowalska M. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourist Travel Risk Perception and Travel Behaviour: A Case Study of Poland. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:ijerph20085545. [PMID: 37107828 PMCID: PMC10139158 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20085545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This article aims to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the perception of the risk of travel and travel behaviour by Poles. The study was conducted using the survey method and the CAWI technique and was carried out in January 2021. The final research sample consisted of 509 respondents. Tourism has always been exposed to various threats: natural disasters, terrorism, etc. In such cases, tourists choose a different, safe direction. However, in 2020, tourism found itself facing a crisis that brought it to a complete stop worldwide. The spread of the COVID-19 virus and safety concerns, as well as global travel restrictions, led to a change in travel during this time. The results show that the respondents resigned especially from going abroad for security reasons, choosing to rather stay in the country and other places that, from their point of view, were safer places to rest.
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- Anna Jęczmyk
- Department of Law and Enterprise Management in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Law and Enterprise Management in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Tourism, Social Communication and Counselling, Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Law and Enterprise Management in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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Pandey S, Budhathoki M, Feng K, Thomsen M, Reinbach HC. Who Buys Surplus Meals? An Exploratory Survey in Danish Canteens. Foods 2023; 12:foods12051035. [PMID: 36900552 PMCID: PMC10001173 DOI: 10.3390/foods12051035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Food waste has received increasing attention over the last decade, owing to its economic, environmental, and social impacts. Much of the existing research has investigated consumers' buying behaviour towards sub-optimal and upcycle food, but surplus meal buying behaviours are poorly understood. Thus, this study performed consumer segmentation through a modular food-related lifestyle (MFRL) instrument and determined consumers' buying behaviour towards surplus meals in canteens employing the theory of reasoned action (TRA). A survey was conducted using a validated questionnaire from a convenient sample of 460 Danish canteen users. Four food-related lifestyle consumer segments were identified by employing k-means segmentation: Conservative (28%), Adventurous (15%), Uninvolved (12%), and Eco-moderate (45%). The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) analysis indicated that attitudes and subjective norms were significantly influencing surplus meal buying intention to further influence buying behaviour. Environmental objective knowledge was significantly influencing environmental concerns to further influence attitudes and behavioural intention. However, environmental objective knowledge had no significant influence on attitude towards surplus meals. Male consumers with higher education, those having higher food responsibility and lower food involvement, and convenience scores had higher surplus food buying behaviour. The results can be used to inform policymakers, marketers, business professionals, and practitioners to promote surplus meals in canteens or similar settings.
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- Sujita Pandey
- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Valli C, Maraj M, Prokop-Dorner A, Kaloteraki C, Steiner C, Rabassa M, Solà I, Zajac J, Johnston BC, Guyatt GH, Bala MM, Alonso-Coello P. People's Values and Preferences about Meat Consumption in View of the Potential Environmental Impacts of Meat: A Mixed-methods Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 20:286. [PMID: 36612609 PMCID: PMC9819158 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Health is not the only aspect people consider when choosing to consume meat; environmental concerns about the impact of meat (production and distribution) can influence people's meat choices. METHODS We conducted a mixed-methods systematic review, searched six databases from inception to June 2020, and synthesised our findings into narrative forms. We integrated the evidence from quantitative and qualitative data sets into joint displays and assessed the confidence in the evidence for each review finding following the GRADE-CERQual approach. RESULTS Of the 23,531 initial records, we included 70 studies: 56 quantitative, 12 qualitative, and 2 mixed-methods studies. We identified four main themes: (1) reasons for eating meat; (2) reasons for avoiding meat; (3) willingness to change meat consumption; and (4) willingness to pay more for environmentally friendly meat. The overall confidence was low for the reasons for eating and/or buying meat, for avoiding meat, and for willingness to change meat consumption, and was moderate for willingness to pay more for environmentally friendly meat. CONCLUSIONS Regardless of people's general beliefs about meat and its impact on the environment, most people may be unwilling to change their meat consumption. Future research should address the current limitations of the research evidence to assess whether people are willing to make a change when properly informed.
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- Claudia Valli
- Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Preventive Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Avedis Donabedian Research Institute (FAD), 08037 Barcelona, Spain
- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute San Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Hygiene and Dietetics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Poland
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- Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medical Sociology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Poland
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute San Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute San Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute San Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute San Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Hygiene and Dietetics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Hygiene and Dietetics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Poland
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- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute San Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Budhathoki M, Campbell D, Belton B, Newton R, Li S, Zhang W, Little D. Factors Influencing Consumption Behaviour towards Aquatic Food among Asian Consumers: A Systematic Scoping Review. Foods 2022; 11:4043. [PMID: 36553785 PMCID: PMC9777948 DOI: 10.3390/foods11244043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Asia accounts for over 70% of total global aquatic food consumption, but aquatic food consumption behaviours and attitudes among Asian consumers are poorly documented and understood. This paper synthesises literature on factors influencing aquatic food consumption behaviour in Asia and the potential to support transitions toward more sustainable food consumption patterns. We identified 113 studies for inclusion in a scoping review, and identified five clusters of publications: (1) product attributes, availability, and accessibility (24% of publications); (2) willingness to pay for aquatic foods (25%); (3) psychosocial factors (e.g., attitudes and subjective norms) (17%); (4) sociodemographic and lifestyle factors (21%); and (5) miscellaneous factors, including food safety and social status (13%). This study indicates that multiple interacting factors influence aquatic food consumption behaviours among Asian consumers, among which price is central. Knowledge of, and attitudes toward, the perceived quality and safety of aquatic foods were identified as important but were mediated by household characteristics. Sustainable production practices, country of origin, and ecolabels were found to be less influential on consumption behaviour. We found that improving consumers' knowledge and attitudes about the quality and safety of aquatic foods might positively influence aquatic food consumption behaviour. Future multidisciplinary research is required to better understand interactions among the multiple factors that influence Asian consumers' aquatic food consumption behaviour.
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- Mausam Budhathoki
- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- Division of Economics, School of Management, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 5AE, UK
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- WorldFish, Jalan Batu Maung, Pulau Pinang 11960, Malaysia
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201308, China
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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Ayosanmi O, Delbaere M, Taylor J. Development of a Propensity to Self-Medicate with Over-the-Counter Medicines Scale (PSM-OTC). Innov Pharm 2022; 13:10.24926/iip.v13i3.4934. [PMID: 36627917 PMCID: PMC9815875 DOI: 10.24926/iip.v13i3.4934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Objective: To develop a valid and reliable scale to measure the public's propensity to self-medicate with OTC medicines. Method: Propensity construct items were obtained from the literature and also created as new entities. Three experts reviewed the item pool for face validity. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Test-retest reliability was estimated using Pearson correlation coefficients (r), Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) and paired sample t-tests. Further test-retest reliability assessed the degree of change in responses in a subset of subjects from time 1 to time 2 (one month apart) for each item on the scale. Results: From the pool, 16 items were assessed for applicability to the propensity construct. Factor Analysis identified four components and were labelled as purchase involvement, self-efficacy, awareness of care needed during self-medication, and the therapeutic usefulness of OTC medicines. The internal consistency of the 16-item scale was sufficient; overall alpha was 0.9 and each construct had an alpha of 0.7 to 0.8. Test-retest reliability coefficients (r) for the four components were reassuring, ranging from 0.4 to 0.5, while the ICC values ranged from 0.5 to 0.7. A paired sample t-test showed no statistically significant difference in the rating at the two iterations for each of the constructs, thereby suggesting good reliability of the data. Over 50% of respondents did not change their original response to the 7-point scales (strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (7)) for 9 out of 16 items. Factor loading from Principal Component Analysis led to the reduction of the 16-items scale to a 15-item Propensity to Self-Medicate with OTC Medicines Scale. Conclusion: The developed tool for measuring the propensity to self-medicate with OTC medicines showed acceptable performance of internal consistency and reliability. The scale may have research potential in assessing the self-medication propensity of different cohorts of society.
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- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Canada,Corresponding author: Jeff Taylor, Professor College of Pharmacy and Nutrition University of Saskatchewan 107 Wiggins Rd, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5E5
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Yang J, Tang J, Zhang L. How nostalgic taste on the screen stimulates the consumption of time-honoured restaurants: The mediation role of parasocial interaction. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1062315. [PMID: 36591021 PMCID: PMC9801718 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1062315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As a unique cultural asset, time-honoured restaurants carry the crystallisation of traditional cuisine and the spirit of artisanship with an inestimable value. Nostalgia is a characteristic element of time-honoured restaurants and the central theme of their online marketing. However, few studies have examined the effect of nostalgia evoked in bloggers' content on consumer behaviour in the context of time-honoured restaurants. To fill this gap, this study employed the SOR model as an underpinning theory and selected parasocial interaction among bloggers and viewers as a mediation to examine how the nostalgic taste on the screen affected behavioural intention towards time-honoured restaurants. Emotional involvement and credibility were also added as variables to enrich the research framework from cognitive and affective perspectives. A PLS-SEM approach was used to analyse the research models, including evaluating the measurement and structure models. The result, tested by the online survey data from 319 valid responses, demonstrated that nostalgia evoked in bloggers' content can directly facilitate parasocial interaction or indirectly through credibility and emotional involvement, finally resulting in behavioural intention. The fully mediating role of parasocial interaction between emotional involvement and behavioural intention was also confirmed. The findings of this study offer theoretical and practical implications, highlighting the critical roles of nostalgia and parasocial interaction in the mechanism that online stimulus influences realistic behavioural intention, and therefore exploring a way forward for time-honoured restaurant marketing that fits in with the online media age.
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- Jian Yang
- School of Journalism and Communication, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Lingmin Zhang,
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Brandner MME, Fyfe CL, Horgan GW, Johnstone AM. Self-Reported Purchasing Behaviour, Sociodemographic Predictors of Plant-Based Protein Purchasing and Knowledge about Protein in Scotland and England. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14214706. [PMID: 36364968 PMCID: PMC9657987 DOI: 10.3390/nu14214706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Plant-based diets are seen as a food-based strategy to address both the impact of dietary patterns on the environment, to reduce climate change impact, and also to reduce rates of diet-related disease. This study investigated self-reported consumer purchasing behaviour of plant-based alternative foods (PBAF) and wholefood plant protein foods (legumes) with a cross-sectional online survey. We identified the sociodemographic factors associated with purchasing behaviour and examined knowledge about protein and plant-based diets. We recruited and obtained consent from n = 1177 adults aged >18 from England and Scotland (mean age (± standard deviation (SD)) 44 (16.4) years), across different areas of social deprivation, based on postcode. Descriptive statistics were conducted, and sociodemographic factors were examined by computing covariate-adjusted models with binary logistic regression analysis. A total of 47.4% (n = 561) consumers purchased PBAF and 88.2% (n = 1038) wholefood plant-proteins. The most frequently purchased PBAF were plant-based burgers, sausages, and mince/meatballs. Individuals from low deprivation areas were significantly more likely than individuals from high deprivation areas to purchase wholefood plant-proteins (odds ratio (OR) 3.46, p = 0.001). People from low deprivation areas were also more likely to recognise lentils as good source of protein (OR 1.94, p = 0.003) and more likely to recognise plant-based diets as healthy (OR 1.79, p = 0.004) than those from high deprived areas. These results support current trends of increasing popularity of PBAF, which is positive for the environment, but also highlights these products as being ultra-processed, which may negatively impact on health. The study also re-enforces the link between deprivation, reduced purchasing of wholefood plant-proteins and knowledge of plant-based protein and diets. Further research is needed to examine healthfulness of PBAF and how sociodemographic factors, especially deprivation, affect both food choice and consumption of wholefood plant-proteins.
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- Magdalena M. E. Brandner
- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
- Correspondence: (M.M.E.B.); (A.M.J.); Tel.: +44-(0)-736-688-4688 (M.M.E.B.); +44-(0)-771-050-1939 (A.M.J.)
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
- Correspondence: (M.M.E.B.); (A.M.J.); Tel.: +44-(0)-736-688-4688 (M.M.E.B.); +44-(0)-771-050-1939 (A.M.J.)
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Young M, Paul N, Birch D, Swanepoel L. Factors Influencing the Consumption of Seaweed amongst Young Adults. Foods 2022; 11:foods11193052. [PMID: 36230128 PMCID: PMC9563983 DOI: 10.3390/foods11193052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Seaweed has been traditionally consumed in Asian and Pacific cultures, yet aside from sushi, is still not commonly eaten in Western societies. Edible seaweeds offer distinct nutritional benefits to terrestrial crops, particularly with respect to mineral and fibre content. Understanding the motivations that drive young Australians to eat seaweed is necessary for food product development and consumer marketing strategies, as well as informing future sustainable production through seaweed aquaculture and wild-harvest practices. An observational cross-sectional online survey with n = 1403 young (19–30 years) Australian seaweed consumers was conducted. The 19-item survey included closed-ended, open-ended, and Likert scale responses. Most respondents were female (89.0%), with tertiary level education or above (57.7%). Seaweed was eaten mostly as a snack (87.7%) and in home-prepared meals (30.7%). The key advantages to consumption were flavour (89.1%), nutrient content (49.1%), and health benefits (44.6%), whilst the key barriers were poor accessibility (59.5%), unaffordable pricing (46.5%), and undesirable packaging (19.0%). The consumers reported wanting more promotion to improve their knowledge about seaweed, in addition to environmentally sustainable packaging and sourcing. Pathways to overcome barriers and encourage greater seaweed consumption are discussed. Most critically, improving the promotion and environmental sustainability of seaweed products will improve intake amongst current and future consumers.
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- Mikaela Young
- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
- Correspondence:
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- School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
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- School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
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- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
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Chung JY, Bryant CJ, Asher KE. Plant-based meats in China: A cross-sectional study of attitudes and behaviours. J Hum Nutr Diet 2022; 36:1090-1100. [PMID: 36151900 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.13092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study investigated potential opportunities or challenges for plant-based meat in the Chinese market. A quantitative framework was applied to ascertain the current level of familiarity and experience with plant-based meat among Chinese consumers, the proportion of consumers that would try or purchase plant-based meat, which demographics within China are most likely to buy plant-based meat, and which attitudes are important in driving plant-based meat purchase intent. METHODOLOGY A pre-registered cross-sectional online survey (N=1,206) was distributed to respondents (matched to China's adult population in terms of gender and age). RESULTS Respondents reported a variety of dietary identities with a total of 43.4% reporting that they were reducing or avoiding meat. The majority of respondents (60.1%) said they had eaten plant-based meat at least once before. Of those who said they had never eaten plant-based meat, 41.9% intended to try it and 31.4% intended to purchase it. The strongest attitudinal predictor of plant-based meat purchase intent was perceived healthiness (β=0.235, p<0.001), while the strongest demographic predictor of plant-based meat purchase intent was age (β=-0.248, p<0.001). PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study suggest that an approach based on increasing opportunities for trial, as well as appealing to specific attitudinal and demographic predictors of plant-based purchase intent, could prove successful in increasing adoption of plant-based and alternative meat products. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Jah Ying Chung
- The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,The Good Growth Co., Hong Kong, China
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- University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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David J, Norberg MM. Redefining object attachment: Development and validation of a new scale. J Behav Addict 2022; 11:941-951. [PMID: 36053719 PMCID: PMC9872543 DOI: 10.1556/2006.2022.00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Object attachment is the emotional bond or connection that we have with possessions. Although thought to be ubiquitous, when excessive, object attachment is presumed to contribute to compulsive buying and hoarding problems. Unfortunately, our understanding of this relationship has been limited by the constraints of existing object attachment measures. In this paper, we developed and validated a new self-report questionnaire, called the Object Attachment Security Measure (OASM). METHODS We developed an item pool based on previous measures and consultation with 24 experts in the field. After piloting, we administered this measure to a large sample (Final N = 365), along with self-report measures of hoarding, compulsive buying, and previous object attachment measures. RESULTS We found that the OASM distinguished between secure and insecure object attachment. Both subscales showed excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability over a two-week period. Additionally, they demonstrated excellent convergent and divergent validity, and criterion validity with measures of hoarding and compulsive buying symptoms. We also found that insecure, but not secure object attachment, was uniquely related to hoarding and compulsive buying symptomology. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Our findings extend theoretical models, highlighting the role of insecure object attachment. Future research in both clinical and consumer behaviour fields should utilise the OASM, as reducing insecure object attachment and potentially encouraging secure object attachment could decrease maladaptive possession use and increase sustainable consumption.
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- Jonathan David
- Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2109, NSW, Australia,Corresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9850 8127. E-mail:
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Cui Y, Lissillour R, Chebeň J, Lančarič D, Duan C. The position of financial prudence, social influence, and environmental satisfaction in the sustainable consumption behavioural model: Cross-market intergenerational investigation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Corp Soc Responsib Environ Manag 2022; 29:996-1020. [PMID: 35573873 PMCID: PMC9087030 DOI: 10.1002/csr.2250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The main purpose of this study is to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of financial prudence (FIN) on social influence and environmental satisfaction in the sustainable consumption (SC) behavioural model from a cross-market intergenerational perspective in the context of COVID-19. Surprisingly, we discovered that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, significant differences emerge between the Chinese and European markets in the four factors (social influence, SC behaviour, environmental satisfaction, and FIN). Unpredictably, Generation X in the European market and Generation Y in the Chinese market had the highest FIN during the pandemic. Another substantial contribution is that, during the epidemic, the influence of social interaction promotes SC behaviour and social influence motivates users to implement SC behaviours by enhancing environmental satisfaction. However, differences arise in the moderating effect of FIN. In China, the moderating effect occurs in the relationship between social influence and SC behaviour, whereas, in Europe, it reflects in the relationship between social influence and environmental satisfaction.
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- Yuting Cui
- South China University of TechnologyCollege of Business AdministrationGuangzhouChina
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- Department Strategy and Management, IPAG LabIPAG Business SchoolParisFrance
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- Department of Management, Faculty of ManagementComenius UniversityBratislavaSlovakia
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- Department of Economic Policy and FinanceSlovak University of Agriculture in NitraNitraSlovakia
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- South China University of TechnologyCollege of Journalism and CommunicationGuangzhouChina
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Krešić G, Dujmić E, Lončarić D, Zrnčić S, Liović N, Pleadin J. Fish Consumption: Influence of Knowledge, Product Information, and Satisfaction with Product Attributes. Nutrients 2022; 14. [PMID: 35807871 DOI: 10.3390/nu14132691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Due to its numerous health benefits, fish consumption should be strongly encouraged. Fish consumption, however, is a complex phenomenon influenced by various factors. The aim of this research is to examine the influence of knowledge, product information, and satisfaction with product attributes on fish consumption in a nationally representative sample of people responsible for food purchasing within households in Croatia (n = 977) and Italy (n = 967). Fish consumption was well predicted (R2 = 15%) by the proposed structural model, using the partial least squares structural equation modelling method (PLS-SEM). The obtained results confirm that subjective knowledge (β = 0.277, p < 0.001) and satisfaction with product attributes (β = 0.197, p < 0.001) are predictors of fish consumption. Subjective knowledge was influenced by product information (β = 0.161, p < 0.001), as well as by satisfaction with product attributes (β = 0.282, p < 0.001), while objective knowledge had an influence on product information (β = 0.194, p < 0.001). Although satisfaction with product attributes was the strongest predictor of subjective knowledge in both countries (βCRO = 0.244, βIT = 0.398), it had a greater effect among Italians (p = 0.001), while the impact of product information (βCRO = 0.210, βIT = 0.086) was more pronounced among Croatians (p = 0.010). Since the mediating role of subjective knowledge in all models was confirmed, action focused on enhancing subjective knowledge should be taken to increase fish consumption.
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Mielmann A, Le Roux N, Taljaard I. The Impact of Mood, Familiarity, Acceptability, Sensory Characteristics and Attitude on Consumers' Emotional Responses to Chocolates. Foods 2022; 11:1621. [PMID: 35681369 DOI: 10.3390/foods11111621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Studies on emotions linked to sensory characteristics to understand consumers’ choice behaviour have grown in number rapidly. Internal consumer behaviour variables, namely mood, familiarity, acceptability, and attitude (MFAA), have been found to influence emotional response. The aim of this paper was to determine the impact of MFAA on consumers’ emotional responses towards chocolate as well as the effect of the sensory characteristics of chocolate on consumers’ emotional responses. Upon ethical approval, three chocolates were selected by a trained sensory panel based on 14 sensory attributes regarded relevant. Screened respondents (n = 149) completed an online survey based on the tasting of the chocolates by means of a home-use test (HUT). The questionnaire captured consumers’ mood (Quick mood scale), familiarity (QFFQ), acceptability (FACT), the sensory characteristics of the chocolate samples and emotional response (EsSense25 Profile), and lastly attitude (ACQ). Descriptive and inferential statistics were examined to answer the hypotheses of the study. The findings indicate that emotions are related to the bitter sensory attributes of chocolate and that this emotional response is influenced by MFAA variables, supporting the known fact that consumer behaviour is complex and multi-dimensional. Internal consumer behaviour variables play an important role in the emotions experienced during the consumption of chocolate. Investigating the relative importance of consumer behaviour components in sensory studies could allow for the design of food products such as chocolates based on a more “holistic” view of the consumer.
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The reality-virtuality continuum encompasses a multitude of objects, events and environments ranging from real-world multisensory inputs to interactive multisensory virtual simulators, in which sensory integration can involve very different combinations of both physical and digital inputs. These different ways of stimulating the senses can affect the consumer's consciousness, potentially altering their judgements and behaviours. In this perspective paper, we explore how technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) can, by generating and modifying the human sensorium, act on consumer consciousness. We discuss the potential impact of this altered consciousness for consumer behaviour while, at the same time, considering how it may pave the way for further research.
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- Olivia Petit
- Kedge Business School, Department of Marketing, Marketing and New Consumption Centre of Excellence, Marseille, France
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- BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Marketing, Centre for Multisensory Marketing, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Collier ES, Normann A, Harris KL, Oberrauter LM, Bergman P. Making More Sustainable Food Choices One Meal at a Time: Psychological and Practical Aspects of Meat Reduction and Substitution. Foods 2022; 11:foods11091182. [PMID: 35563904 PMCID: PMC9099438 DOI: 10.3390/foods11091182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Switching out meat in favour of plant-based alternatives such as meat substitutes is an important step towards eating more sustainably. Here, the aim was to identify and explore the specific barriers experienced by Swedish consumers when replacing meat with more sustainable alternatives. All meat-eating participants in this study reported some interest in reducing their meat consumption. Aspects of home-use and central-location test methods were combined by using a digital conferencing system to host cooking sessions and focus group discussions online, which was shown to be a viable setup even in this hands-on setting. The discussions targeted participants’ experience preparing meals using meat substitutes as well as their perceived motivators and barriers to reducing meat consumption. Four themes identified through thematic analysis indicated that meat-eating participants, despite their desire or intent to reduce their meat consumption, experienced barriers relating to the following: internal conflict due to holding multiple positive and negative beliefs about meat simultaneously (ambivalence), justification of eating meat (rationalisation), a desire for variety in and control over their food choices (agency), and sensitivity to the views and expectations of other people and the situational context regarding meat (social and structuralfactors). Possible strategies to support ambivalent individuals in aligning their behaviour with their beliefs instead of vice versa are discussed in the context of the meat paradox. Agency and practical skills, including increasing knowledge in preparing meals with plant-based proteins, likely play a role in bridging this intention–behaviour gap.
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- Elizabeth S. Collier
- Perception & Design Unit, Division Bioeconomy & Health, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden;
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health, Linköping University, 580 02 Linkoping, Sweden
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- Perception & Design Unit, Division Bioeconomy & Health, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 412 76 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.N.); (L.-M.O.); (P.B.)
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- Perception & Design Unit, Division Bioeconomy & Health, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- Perception & Design Unit, Division Bioeconomy & Health, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 412 76 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.N.); (L.-M.O.); (P.B.)
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- Perception & Design Unit, Division Bioeconomy & Health, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 412 76 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.N.); (L.-M.O.); (P.B.)
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Tian M, Chen Y, Pu B, Lv M. The influence of internal motivation and external publicity on consumers' waste sorting behaviour. Waste Manag Res 2022; 40:393-401. [PMID: 34344234 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x211035933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Waste sorting is an important aspect of environmental protection, which is now being enforced on a large scale in China. More broadly, it is beneficial to improve the implementation strategies for waste sorting policy and programmes. This study analyses the psychology of consumers that influences the mechanisms of consumer waste sorting and the governmental policies influencing consumers' attitudes and behaviours. About 295 validated participants were collected from four regions of China. Regression analysis was used to examine the relationship among consumers' internal motivation, government's external publicity and consumer behaviour, and the Hayes' PROCESS macro was used to test mediating effect and moderating effect. The results show that consumers' internal motivation and government's external publicity have a positive effect on consumer behaviour. Consumer attitude played a complete mediating role between consumers' internal motivation and consumer behaviour. Between the government's external publicity and consumer behaviour, consumer attitude played a complementary mediating role. Consumers with self-transcendence values, positive motivation of waste sorting and the government's external publicity had a greater positive impact on their attitudes than consumers with self-enhancement values. The greater the material benefits and psychic income consumers received from waste sorting, the more it promoted a positive attitude to consumer behaviour. The article puts forward some management suggestions to improve the government's implementation of its waste sorting policy.
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- Min Tian
- School of Economics and Management, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, China
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- School Business and Tourism, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, China
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Boyle P, Bond R, Martinez Carracedo J, Simmons G, Mulvenna M, Hollywood L. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on grocery shopper behaviour: Analysis of shopper behaviour change using store transaction data. J Consum Behav 2022; 21:259-271. [PMID: 37520166 PMCID: PMC9083241 DOI: 10.1002/cb.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The systemic shock of coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the global economy has been unprecedented with grocery shopper behaviour changing dramatically through various stages of the pandemic. COVID-19 has caused unusual market conditions, with significant changes to grocery shopper behaviour that need to be understood to allow for appreciation of shopper behaviour change and retail planning implications during future systemic shocks. The aim of this study was therefore to understand grocery-shopping behaviour during COVID-19. Specific objectives were to investigate changes to grocery sale patterns by basket size, composition and category, as well as during specific time periods of the pandemic. The use of transaction data using a range of market basket indicators (e.g., value, size, product mix), revealed profound changes that indicate the challenge shoppers faced navigating a new 'normal grocery shop' and the pressure on retailers to analyse consumption changes in order to prioritise demand planning. While the use of this data and analysis approach is an important contribution to consumer behaviour research, our focus was on the bigger patterns observed through the data pertaining to changes in shopper behaviour during systemic shocks. A key contribution of this paper is how the use of transaction data from grocery retail provides a nuanced understanding of how grocery shoppers responded leading up to and during the pandemic. For example, we found that grocery shoppers purchased more than just 'daily staples' to stock-up during the pandemic, with increased awareness of health and wellbeing an important aspect.
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- Paul Boyle
- School of ComputingUlster UniversityBelfastUK
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- Ulster University Business SchoolUlster UniversityBelfastUK
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- Food and Drink Business Development Centre, Ulster University Business SchoolUlster UniversityBelfastUK
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Hinsley A, Wan AKY, Garshelis D, Hoffmann M, Hu S, Lee TM, Meginnis K, Moyle B, Qiu Y, Ruan X, Milner‐Gulland EJ. Understanding why consumers in China switch between wild, farmed and synthetic bear bile products. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13895. [PMID: 35098582 PMCID: PMC9320993 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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An important rationale for legally-farmed and synthetic wildlife products are that they reduce illegal wild-sourced trade by supplying markets with sustainable alternatives. For this to work, more established illegal-product consumers must switch to legal alternatives than new legal-product consumers drawn to illegal wild products. Despite widespread debate on the magnitude and direction of switching, studies among actual consumers are lacking. We used an anonymous online survey of 1421 Traditional Chinese Medicine consumers in China to investigate switching between legal farmed, synthetic, and illegal wild bear bile. We examined past consumption behaviour, and applied a discrete choice experiment framed within worsening hypothetical disease scenarios, using latent class models to investigate groups with shared preferences. Bear bile consumers (86% respondents) were wealthier, more likely to have family who consumed bile, and less knowledgeable about bile treatments than non-consumers. Consumer preferences were heterogenous but most consumers preferred switching between bile types as disease worsened. We identified five distinct latent classes within our sample: 'law-abiding consumers' (34% respondents), who prefer legal products and were unlikely to switch; two 'all-natural consumer' groups (53%), who dislike synthetics but may switch between farmed and wild products; and two 'non-consumer' groups (12%) who prefer not to buy bile. People with past experience of bile consumption had different preferences than those without. Willingness to switch to wild products was related to believing they were legal, although the likelihood of switching was mediated by preferences for cheaper products sold in legal, familiar places. We show that consumers of wild bile may switch, given the availability of a range of legal alternatives, while legal-product consumers may switch to illegal products if the barriers to doing so are small. Understanding preferences that promote or impede switching should be a key consideration when attempting to predict consumer behaviour in complex wildlife markets. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Amy Hinsley
- Department of ZoologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- School of Life Sciences and Ecology and State Key Laboratory of Biological ControlSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Conservation ProgrammesZoological Society of LondonLondonUK
- IUCN Species Survival CommissionInternational Union for Conservation of NatureGlandSwitzerland
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- School of Life Sciences and Ecology and State Key Laboratory of Biological ControlSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Ecology and State Key Laboratory of Biological ControlSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Institute of Health and WellbeingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- School of Economics and FinanceMassey UniversityPalmerston NorthNew Zealand
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- China Association of Traditional Chinese MedicineBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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- Academy of Inventory and PlanningNational Forestry and Grassland AdministrationBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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Mondéjar-Jiménez JA, Sánchez-Cubo F, Mondéjar-Jiménez J. Consumer Behaviour towards Pork Meat Products: A Literature Review and Data Analysis. Foods 2022; 11:foods11030307. [PMID: 35159458 PMCID: PMC8834393 DOI: 10.3390/foods11030307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Knowing the behaviour of consumers is essential for all types of companies, including meat companies. For this purpose, academia is an ally of industry, and analysing scientific production seems crucial for conducting future research. Therefore, this study aimed to carry out an exhaustive review of the literature, relying on both descriptive and bibliometric analyses, the latter being through the application of clustering techniques by simple centres. The main results and conclusions are as follows: (1) consumer perceptions, behaviours and attitudes towards food are the main focus of research in this area; (2) the ingredients and additives of meat products are the main concerns in the industry regarding such products; (3) sausages are the dominant meat product; (4) and pork, as well as other types of meat, fall under the generic umbrella term meat. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies considering age, sex and income cohorts. Such lack might have led to finding consumer behaviour and the welfare of animals not significant despite the presupposed positive correlation. The main limitations for researchers are around the availability of budgets and the existence of trade secrets.
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Volanti M, Arfelli F, Neri E, Saliani A, Passarini F, Vassura I, Cristallo G. Environmental Impact of Meals: How Big Is the Carbon Footprint in the School Canteens? Foods 2022; 11:193. [PMID: 35053926 DOI: 10.3390/foods11020193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The inhabitants of the world are expected to grow by two billion in the next two decades; as population increases, food demand rises too, leading to more intensive resource exploitation and greater negative externalities related to food production. In this paper the environmental impact of meals provided in school canteens are analysed through the Life Cycle Assessment methodology, in order to evaluate the GHGs emissions released by food production. Meals, and not just individual foods, have been considered so as to include in the analysis the nutritional aspects on which meals are based. Results shows that meat, fish and dairy products are the most impacting in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, with values that shift from 31.7 and 24.1 kg CO2 eq for butter and veal, to 2.37 kg CO2 eq for the octopus, while vegetables, legumes, fruit and cereals are less carbon intensive (average of 3.71 kg CO2 eq for the considered vegetables). When the environmental impact is related to the food energy, the best option are first courses because they combine a low carbon footprint with a high energy content. The results of the work can be used both by the consumer, who can base the meal choice on environmental impact information, and by food services, who can adjust menus to achieve a more sustainable production.
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Boereboom A, Mongondry P, de Aguiar LK, Urbano B, Jiang ZV, de Koning W, Vriesekoop F. Identifying Consumer Groups and Their Characteristics Based on Their Willingness to Engage with Cultured Meat: A Comparison of Four European Countries. Foods 2022; 11:197. [PMID: 35053929 DOI: 10.3390/foods11020197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Cultured meat, as a product of recent advancement in food technology, might become a viable alternative source of protein to traditional meat. As such, cultured meat production is disruptive as it has the potential to change the demand for traditional meats. Moreover, it has been claimed it can be more sustainable regarding the environment and that it is, perhaps, a solution to animal welfare issues. This study aimed at investigating associations between the consumer groups and demographic and psychographic factors as well as identifying distinct consumer groups based on their current willingness to engage with cultured meat. Four European countries were studied: the Netherlands (NL), the United Kingdom (UK), France (FR) and Spain (ES). A sample of 1291 responses from all four countries was collected between February 2017 and March 2019. Cluster analysis was used, resulting in three groups in the NL and UK, and two groups in FR and ES. The results suggest that Dutch consumers are the most willing to engage with cultured meat. Food neophobia and food technology neophobia seem to distinguish the groups the clearest. Moreover, there is some evidence that food cultural differences among the four countries seem to be also influencing consumers’ decision.
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Rabbi MF, Oláh J, Popp J, Máté D, Kovács S. Food Security and the COVID-19 Crisis from a Consumer Buying Behaviour Perspective-The Case of Bangladesh. Foods 2021; 10:3073. [PMID: 34945624 PMCID: PMC8701356 DOI: 10.3390/foods10123073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Since COVID-19 was confirmed in Bangladesh in March 2020, the government have enacted stringent measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has had a significant impact on people's lives. Food consumption habits of consumers have shifted as a result of declining grocery shopping frequency, negative income shock, and food prices shooting up. This paper aims to explore Bangladeshi consumers' buying behaviour in association with the stress generated from a food supply shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-outbreak perception of the food industry, using a dataset with 540 online samples collected between July and August 2021. A two-stage cluster sampling method and self-administrated questionnaire techniques were adopted for collecting the data during the third wave of COVID-19. Using partial least squares path modelling (PLS-PM) and multivariate multiple ordered logit regression (MVORD) to reveal the pertinent structure between all the blocks, this study provides two key findings. First, a higher intensity of COVID-19 impact translates into higher food stress associated with income reduction and higher food prices. Second, food stress directly affects consumer buying and consumption behaviour. We strongly recommend connecting consumers with local producers and collective use of shared warehouses through institutions, policies, and reforms to prevent disruption in the food supply chain and to keep food prices stable. Additionally, food producers, distributors, stakeholders, and policy planners should strengthen the food supply chain to stabilize food security.
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- Mohammad Fazle Rabbi
- Károly Ihrig Doctoral School of Management and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
- College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa; (J.P.); (D.M.)
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- College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa; (J.P.); (D.M.)
- Hungarian National Bank–Research Center, John von Neumann University, 6000 Kecskemét, Hungary
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- College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa; (J.P.); (D.M.)
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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Morgan AJ, Ross AM, Yap MBH, Reavley NJ, Parker A, Simmons MB, Scanlan F, Jorm AF. What works for mental health problems in youth? Survey of real-world experiences of treatments and side effects. Early Interv Psychiatry 2021; 15:1502-1512. [PMID: 33260268 DOI: 10.1111/eip.13087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM Despite youth being the most common age group for onset of mental disorders, there is less knowledge on the benefits and harms of treatments in young people. In addition, efficacy data from randomized controlled trials may not generalize to how treatment works outside of research settings. This study aimed to investigate young people's perceived effectiveness of different treatments for mental health problems, the professionals who delivered these, and the experience of negative effects. METHODS We developed a consumer report website where young people who were ever diagnosed with a mental disorder provided ratings on the helpfulness or harmfulness of different types of professionals, mental health treatments (medical, psychological complementary/alternative) and self-help strategies, and whether they had experienced particular negative effects. RESULTS Here, 557 young people aged 12-25 years, who were recruited from English-speaking, high-income countries, provided 1258 ratings of treatments. All treatments showed varied perceptions of effectiveness. Medical and psychological treatments were rated moderately helpful on average with low rates of harmfulness. Self-help strategies were rated as being as helpful as professional treatments. Side effects related to the head or mind (e.g., concentration difficulties, inability to feel emotions, depression and irritability) were the most common across all types of medicines. For psychological treatments, treatment being too expensive and feeling worse at the end of a session were the most commonly reported negative effects. CONCLUSIONS Study findings may be a useful guide to clinicians, researchers, young people and their families about what is likely to work in real-world settings.
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- Amy J Morgan
- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Orygen, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,headspace, The National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Orygen, Parkville, Australia.,Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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The dietary protein requirements of almost 9.8 billion people need to be fulfilled in a healthy and sustainable manner by 2050. Meat consumption contributes to 35% of the total protein requirement of the Indian population. Meat intake needs to be sustainable and economical without causing food security and production issues. Consumption of meat in India is projected to rise with an increase in consumer incomes. Hence, novel alternative proteins, including cultured meat (CM) and plant-based meat (PBM), are being developed to satisfy the demand for meat-derived proteins in the diet. This involves the creation of novel PBM/CM products with a similar taste and texture as conventional animal meat with tailor-made nutritional attributes. In this article, we provide critical insights into the technical and business aspects of relevance to production and sustainability encountered by the Indian CM industry at a series of stages that can be termed the CM value chain comprising upstream and downstream processes. We shed light on the need for regulatory authorities and a framework. Consumer concerns towards CM products can be alleviated through effective scientific communication strategies, including prior familiarity, narrative building and transparency, and labelling aspects of CM products.
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- Biomanufacturing Technology, Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 20 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138668, Singapore;
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- Biomanufacturing Technology, Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 20 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138668, Singapore;
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Aaslyng MD, Højer R. Introducing Tempeh as a New Plant-Based Protein Food Item on the Danish Market. Foods 2021; 10:foods10112865. [PMID: 34829145 PMCID: PMC8619156 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Decreasing meat consumption has resulted in a need for new high-quality protein sources. Tempeh is relatively unknown in Denmark and might be capable of meeting this need. The aim of the study was to describe the success criteria for introducing locally produced tempeh and to investigate the sensory quality of three types of tempeh. Only 24% of the consumers in the survey (n = 395) used meat alternatives, which might be explained by a low level of satisfaction with availability. Tempeh was known by 26%—the less meat eaten, the greater the knowledge of tempeh. Twenty-three per cent of the consumers had positive attitudes towards tempeh. The three types of tempeh had markedly different sensory profiles. Nevertheless, the home use test showed that they could be used interchangeably in different recipes. In addition, the consumers were more positive about recipes in which tempeh did not resemble meat compared with meat-inspired recipes. In conclusion, introducing locally produced tempeh on the Danish market is possible but would require further knowledge of the product. In addition, tempeh should be sold as a tasty, high-quality protein food item in its own right. Recipes using tempeh should reflect this and not mimic meat recipes.
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Hallak R, Lee C, Onur I. Health Star Ratings and Beverage Purchase Intentions: A Study of Australian and New Zealand Hospitality Consumers. Foods 2021; 10:2764. [PMID: 34829045 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This study examines the effects of a health star rating system on the attitudes of consumers and their purchase intentions towards beverage products sold in hospitality venues. Previous studies linking health ratings to the food and beverages of consumers mainly focus on fast-moving consumer goods and retail purchasing. However, purchasing patterns in hospitality and foodservice environments are distinct as consumers may be less concerned about health and more interested in the dining experience. Thus, this research focuses on: (1) whether the presence of health star ratings on beverage products influences the willingness of consumers to purchase in the context of the hospitality industry, and (2) identifying the demographic and psychographic factors influencing these behavioural intentions. Using Ordinary Least Squares regression to analyse data from an e-survey of 1021 consumers in Australia and New Zealand, the study found that health star ratings do have an impact on the willingness of consumers to purchase healthy beverages. Specifically, psychographic segmentation around ‘health goals’ is far more pertinent to understanding purchase behaviour in a hospitality setting than age, gender, income, or country. The findings present new insights into the importance of health star labelling on beverages and the purchase intentions of consumers.
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Horodnic IA, Williams CC, Maxim A, Stoian IC, Țugulea OC, Horodnic AV. Knowing and Unknowing Purchases of Undeclared Healthcare Goods and Services: The Role of Vertical and Horizontal Trust. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:11561. [PMID: 34770079 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although major advances have been made in relation to explaining the supply side of the informal economy, this is not the case for the demand-side of the informal economy. This study analyses for the first time the purchasers of undeclared goods and services in the healthcare sector. To evaluate the purchase of undeclared healthcare goods and services, logistic regression analysis and robustness tests are used on 3048 interviews in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta. The finding is that an important share of the purchasers make this type of purchase unknowingly. However, no difference in terms of socio-economics characteristics of those who knowingly and those who unknowingly made purchases of undeclared healthcare goods and services was identified. Meanwhile a significant influence of trust (in government and in other citizens) has been identified in relation to those who made these purchases knowingly. As such, policy measures aimed at decreasing unknowing purchases and at nurturing trust are discussed in the concluding section.
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Camargo AMD, Farias JPD, Mazzonetto AC, Dean M, Fiates GMR. Content of Brazilian supermarket circulars do not reflect national dietary guidelines. Health Promot Int 2021; 35:1052-1060. [PMID: 31580417 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daz100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Previous research on foods advertised in supermarket circulars revealed that advertisement for foods at promotional prices influence food choices and shopping behaviour, but no paper reporting the Latin American context was identified. Furthermore, most studies only assessed the products advertised on the front pages and not in the entire circulars. This paper quantifies and categorizes, according to level of processing, the foods advertised in circulars from four Brazilian supermarket chains in order to assess their compatibility with the national dietary guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health. Printed and online circulars were collected between June and July 2016. Foods items advertised were identified and classified into one of four categories using the NOVA classification as unprocessed or minimally processed, processed culinary ingredient, processed or ultra-processed. Sixteen documents were analysed, and 1786 food items identified, where 23% were categorized as unprocessed or minimally processed, and 63% as ultra-processed foods. While the mean proportion of ultra-processed and unprocessed or minimally processed foods advertised on circular covers was similar (p = 0.49), the mean proportion of ultra-processed foods advertised in the entire circular was significantly higher than unprocessed or minimally processed foods (p < 0.001). Brazilian supermarket circulars are stimulating the acquisition of ultra-processed foods, which does not encourage food choices to be in line with what is recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population.
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- Anice Milbratz de Camargo
- Departamento de Nutrição, Nutrition in Foodservice Research Centre, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário João David Ferreira Lima - Trindade, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Nutrition in Foodservice Research Centre, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário João David Ferreira Lima - Trindade, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Nutrition in Foodservice Research Centre, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário João David Ferreira Lima - Trindade, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Nutrition in Foodservice Research Centre, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário João David Ferreira Lima - Trindade, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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Mandolfo M, Lamberti L. Past, Present, and Future of Impulse Buying Research Methods: A Systematic Literature Review. Front Psychol 2021; 12:687404. [PMID: 34276512 PMCID: PMC8282203 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.687404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Impulse buying (IB) represents a pivotal subject in consumer psychology. A general agreement on its core elements and their relationship is arguably established. So far, however, there has been little discussion about how to assess impulse purchases, leading to a potential divergence of practise from theory and complexities in cross-study comparability. This systematic literature review investigates the research methods and metrics employed in high-quality literature to evaluate impulse shopping behaviours across different environments, including online, offline, and multichannel settings. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria, the literature search has been conducted on databases relevant for scientific literature, including Scopus, Web of Science, and ProQuest. Fifty-four articles were included in this systematic review. Findings show the existence of four methods to investigate IB, namely quantitative self-reports, laboratory investigations, fieldwork observations, and qualitative interviews. A comparison of the four methods in terms of fit highlights that self-reports and interviews provide a significant contribution in assessing the cognitive facet of impulse purchasing. Laboratory investigations and fieldwork observation find a better fit with the conative and visceral facets of impulsive buying. Considering the major role of affective charges occurring during impulse shopping, complementary research approaches, and metrics belonging to applied psychophysiology and consumer neuroscience are examined. Three opportunities for future research are discussed, including theory building and refinement, understanding individual differences, and honing behavioural predictions.
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- Marco Mandolfo
- Department of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Ludvík Eger, Lenka Komárková, Dana Egerová, Michal Mičík. The effect of COVID-19 on consumer shopping behaviour: Generational cohort perspective. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 2021; 61. [ DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The purpose of this research is to contribute to an understanding of the trends and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer buying behaviour. The results document changes in consumer behaviour patterns that came to dominate at the start of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of the Czech Republic. The questionnaire survey using an online panel in a selected country was conducted to identify how consumers from the Baby Boomers, X and Y generations changed their shopping behaviour and which needs they gave preference to during the pandemic crisis in relation to their fears. Using a multiple regression analysis, we demonstrated that fear appeal (fears for health and economic fears) are associated with the changes in customer behaviour and influence traditional and online shopping related to COVID-19. The findings demonstrate significant differences as well as similarities in consumer behaviour between generations. Through empirical investigation, this research supports and expands generation cohort theory in relation to changes in consumer behaviour during the Covid-19 pandemic from a Central European perspective, and provides useful information for researchers and practitioners, particularly for retailers and marketers, to implement appropriate strategies.
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Regan Á, Sweeney S, McKernan C, Benson T, Hyland J, Dean M. The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Food Consumers' Awareness of Antimicrobial Resistance, OneHealth, and Animal Welfare Information on Food Labels. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:678509. [PMID: 34268348 PMCID: PMC8276886 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.678509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Covid-19 is a OneHealth crisis with far-reaching and unexpected impacts on many aspects of society. Previous OneHealth issues, such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), have not received a similar level of attention or action from the public despite representing significant public health and economic threats to society. The current study aimed to explore whether the Covid-19 pandemic may act as a catalyst to increase public awareness related to OneHealth issues, in particular, AMR. This short paper presents overview findings from a survey carried out in September 2020 with a representative sample of food consumers on the island of Ireland (n = 972). The survey revealed Covid-19 had increased awareness of AMR amongst 47% of respondents; increased awareness of connected animal and human health amongst 43% of respondents; and increased awareness of animal welfare information on food labels amongst 34% of respondents. A cluster analysis revealed five distinct consumer segments impacted differently by Covid-19. These segments differed in their levels of objective and subjective knowledge of antibiotic use practises in farming, AMR risk perception, and attributions of responsibility for action on AMR. Findings are discussed with respect to future efforts by the agri-food sector to communicate with the public about AMR and responsible antibiotic use in farming, with particular emphasis on the implications for strategies that incorporate front-of-pack labelling.
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- Áine Regan
- Department of Agri-food Business and Spatial Analysis, Teagasc Mellows Campus, Athenry, Ireland
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- Department of Agri-food Business and Spatial Analysis, Teagasc Mellows Campus, Athenry, Ireland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, The Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, The Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Department of Agri-food Business and Spatial Analysis, Teagasc Mellows Campus, Athenry, Ireland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, The Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Over the last years, consumer demand for natural and healthy convenient food has increased, and with it the demand for organic convenience food. With convenience food, the processing level increases, which consumers are sceptical of. This holds especially for organic consumers who prefer natural, healthy, and sustainable food products. In the literature, consumer preferences are investigated for processed conventional food, but rarely for organic products. Therefore, this study investigates consumers' knowledge, expectations, and attitudes towards selected processing technologies for organic food. Nine focus groups with 84 organic consumers were conducted, discussing preservation technologies of organic milk and orange juice. Results showed that participants had little knowledge about processing technologies but were interested in their benefits. Organic processing technologies should include fewer processing steps, low environmental impact, while keeping the product as natural as possible. Since consumers want to know benefits but not details of processing, asking consumers for their specific preferences when developing new processing technologies remains challenging. This paper shows how consumers' benefit and risk perception including their want for naturalness, and scepticism for new technologies shape their evaluation of (organic) food processing technologies. Two consumer groups with different attitudes towards processing could be identified: 'organic traditionalists' and 'organic pragmatics'.
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- Ronja Hüppe
- Section of Agricultural and Food Marketing, University of Kassel, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany;
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Sánchez-Núñez P, Cobo MJ, Vaccaro G, Peláez JI, Herrera-Viedma E. Citation Classics in Consumer Neuroscience, Neuromarketing and Neuroaesthetics: Identification and Conceptual Analysis. Brain Sci 2021; 11:548. [PMID: 33925436 PMCID: PMC8146570 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11050548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Neuromarketing, consumer neuroscience and neuroaesthetics are a broad research area of neuroscience with an extensive background in scientific publications. Thus, the present study aims to identify the highly cited papers (HCPs) in this research field, to deliver a summary of the academic work produced during the last decade in this area, and to show patterns, features, and trends that define the past, present, and future of this specific area of knowledge. The HCPs show a perspective of those documents that, historically, have attracted great interest from a research community and that could be considered as the basis of the research field. In this study, we retrieved 907 documents and analyzed, through H-Classics methodology, 50 HCPs identified in the Web of Science (WoS) during the period 2010-2019. The H-Classic approach offers an objective method to identify core knowledge in neuroscience disciplines such as neuromarketing, consumer neuroscience, and neuroaesthetics. To accomplish this study, we used Bibliometrix R Package and SciMAT software. This analysis provides results that give us a useful insight into the development of this field of research, revealing those scientific actors who have made the greatest contribution to its development: authors, institutions, sources, countries as well as documents and references.
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- Pablo Sánchez-Núñez
- Joint-PhD Programme in Communication, Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
- Center for Applied Social Research (CISA), Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain; (G.V.); (J.I.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Cádiz, 11202 Cádiz, Spain;
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- Center for Applied Social Research (CISA), Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain; (G.V.); (J.I.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), 29010 Málaga, Spain
- Department of Languages and Computer Science, Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Center for Applied Social Research (CISA), Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain; (G.V.); (J.I.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), 29010 Málaga, Spain
- Department of Languages and Computer Science, Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Andalusian Research Institute on Data Science and Computational Intelligence, Department of Computer Science and AI, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain;
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Torrent-Sellens J, Salazar-Concha C, Ficapal-Cusí P, Saigí-Rubió F. Using Digital Platforms to Promote Blood Donation: Motivational and Preliminary Evidence from Latin America and Spain. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:4270. [PMID: 33920606 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The lack of blood donors is a global problem that prevents the demand for blood prompted by an ageing population and increased life expectancy from being met. The aim of this study was to conduct an initial exploration of the reasons for using digital platforms in blood donation. Using a Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) framework, microdata for 389 participants from Latin American countries and Spain, and Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), the study obtained three main prediction paths. The first two started from feelings of trust in the digital community and a positive mood state associated with a modern lifestyle, and they were linked to attitudes and behavioural control in the explanation of the intention to donate and actual blood donation. The third path started from modern lifestyles, and was linked to the subjective norm in the prediction of intention and actual donation. These paths represent one of the very first attempts to predict intentions of donation and collaborative donation by taking a PLS-SEM approach. By determining the paths underpinning collaborative blood donors' motives, the results of this study provide strong support for the usefulness of the TPB model within the context of digital platform use and blood donation.
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Coenen A, Clancy A, Charlton KE, McMahon AT, Ringland E, Williams P, Tapsell LC, Walton K. The views, experiences and expectations of Australian Meals on Wheels customers: A national survey. Australas J Ageing 2021; 40:e273-e278. [PMID: 33656240 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate views and expectations of Australian Meals on Wheels (MOW) customers to inform the development of National Meal Guidelines and improve current services. METHODS A survey was designed through literature review and consultations with key stakeholders. National convenience sampling returned 337 surveys. Descriptive statistics and chi-squared analyses were applied to the survey data. RESULTS Meals on Wheels customers reported satisfaction with their current service, with the meal itself found to be the most valuable aspect. People living in small country towns were more likely to value the social contact provided by MOW than those in major cities (P = .001). Delivery of pantry items was the most popular additional option for future services. CONCLUSION Valuable information for inclusion in the development of the National Meal Guidelines was provided: nutritional content of meals, meal variety, packaging and presentation, opportunities for nourishing snacks and pantry items, and social contact.
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- Alison Coenen
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.,Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.,Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.,Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Gressier M, Swinburn B, Frost G, Segal AB, Sassi F. What is the impact of food reformulation on individuals' behaviour, nutrient intakes and health status? A systematic review of empirical evidence. Obes Rev 2021; 22:e13139. [PMID: 33022095 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Food reformulation aimed at improving the nutritional properties of food products has long been viewed as a promising public health strategy to tackle poor nutrition and obesity. This paper presents a review of the empirical evidence (i.e., modelling studies were excluded) on the impact of food reformulation on food choices, nutrient intakes and health status, based on a systematic search of Medline, Embase, Global Health and sources of grey literature. Fifty-nine studies (in 35 papers) were included in the review. Most studies examined food choices (n = 27) and dietary intakes (n = 26). The nutrients most frequently studied were sodium (n = 32) and trans fatty acids (TFA, n = 13). Reformulated products were generally accepted and purchased by consumers, which led to improved nutrient intakes in 73% of studies. We also conducted two meta-analyses showing, respectively, a -0.57 g/day (95%CI, -0.89 to -0.25) reduction in salt intake and an effect size for TFA intake reduction of -1.2 (95% CI, -1.79 to -0.61). Only six studies examined effects on health outcomes, with studies on TFA reformulation showing overall improvement in cardiovascular risk factors. For other nutrients, it remains unclear whether observed improvements in food choices or nutrient intakes may have led to an improvement in health outcomes.
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- Mathilde Gressier
- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation, Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation, Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation, Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Gutierrez-Salcedo M, Parras-Rosa M, Torres-Ruiz FJ, Vega-Zamora M. Do Chefs Value Health in Their Olive Oil Purchasing Decisions? Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13020445. [PMID: 33572879 PMCID: PMC7912701 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Amidst the public’s growing preoccupation with healthy eating, both inside and outside the home; an increase in people eating out; and the importance that olive oil has acquired in the markets due to its health benefits, the aim of this study is to find out whether health is also a relevant criterion for chefs in their olive oil purchase decisions. To this end, a survey was conducted of 400 chefs in Spain belonging to the international chefs’ association Euro-Toques. The results show that only 2% of the sample consider health to be a relevant criterion in the purchase of olive oils and that the attribute of “health” is not used by restaurants as an element of differentiation by which to position themselves in the market. These results lead us to conclude that the consumer demand for healthy foods (in this case, olive oils) is not being met by the restaurant sector. Moreover, this raises the question as to whether chefs actually make good opinion leaders, with all that this social role implies.
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- María Gutierrez-Salcedo
- Department of Business Management, Marketing and Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (M.P.-R.); (F.J.T.-R.); (M.V.-Z.)
- University Institute for Olive Grove and Olive Oil Research, University of Jaen, Campus las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Agri-Food Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14071 Córdoba, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Business Management, Marketing and Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (M.P.-R.); (F.J.T.-R.); (M.V.-Z.)
- University Institute for Olive Grove and Olive Oil Research, University of Jaen, Campus las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Agri-Food Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Business Management, Marketing and Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (M.P.-R.); (F.J.T.-R.); (M.V.-Z.)
- University Institute for Olive Grove and Olive Oil Research, University of Jaen, Campus las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Agri-Food Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Business Management, Marketing and Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (M.P.-R.); (F.J.T.-R.); (M.V.-Z.)
- University Institute for Olive Grove and Olive Oil Research, University of Jaen, Campus las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Agri-Food Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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Tso R, Lim AJ, Forde CG. A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Supporting Consumer Motivations for Alternative Proteins. Foods 2020; 10:E24. [PMID: 33374855 PMCID: PMC7823589 DOI: 10.3390/foods10010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Alternative proteins are receiving increased global attention. This burgeoning interest in plants (especially plant-based meat alternatives), insects, algae, and cultured meat has been attributed to their reported health benefits, lower environmental impact and improved animal welfare compared to conventional animal-based meat. Food producers and the media are promoting acceptance of these products, claiming superior nutritional, environmental and ethical credentials and a desirable novel sensory experience. However, the evidence supporting these claims remains unclear. In this review, we summarise the main evidence underlying the nutritional, sensorial, economical, ethical, and environmental reasons reported for the rise in consumer demand for alternative proteins. We found many of these reasons to lack a strong evidence base. For instance, evidence is emerging for the nutritional benefits of plant-based meat alternatives, but present claims are largely based on established evidence for plant-based diets. Significant research gaps remain, especially longitudinal evidence on the sustained effects of replacing conventional animal-based proteins with alternative sources. For many alternative proteins, challenges exist in achieving desirable sensory properties akin to animal-based meat to promote their acceptance by consumers. Overall, fundamental shifts in the food system are required to create a culture in which healthful and sustainable food choices are the norm.
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- Rachel Tso
- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 117599, Singapore; (R.T.); (A.J.L.)
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- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 117599, Singapore; (R.T.); (A.J.L.)
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- Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute for Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 117599, Singapore; (R.T.); (A.J.L.)
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117593, Singapore
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Brugarolas M, Martínez-Carrasco L, Rabadán A, Bernabéu R. Innovation Strategies of the Spanish Agri-Food Sector in Response to the Black Swan COVID-19 Pandemic. Foods 2020; 9:foods9121821. [PMID: 33302384 PMCID: PMC7762556 DOI: 10.3390/foods9121821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Health, financial, and social crises cause variations in the buying behaviour of food consumers as well as in the value they assign to food attributes and the place of purchase, leading to consumers with profiles that are more susceptible to these changes than others. Thus, it was observed that 61.4% of consumers modified their buying behaviour at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with those who modified it the most being the people who stockpiled the most food and went panic buying more often. This has made it possible to establish the profile of different significant consumer segments, and as a response, food production/distribution companies can implement different innovative strategies aimed at decreasing the impact of stockpiling and, therefore, the shortage of food. The possible strategies that companies can put into effect are creating a stock of non-perishable foods, increasing production capabilities in a sustainable way and, especially in light of the results obtained, boost the online sale and distribution of foods, with the goal of decreasing the amount of people in shops (which decreases the spreading of the pandemic and favours health) and preventing consumers from observing possible circumstantial shortages that would only encourage stockpiling and panic buying, even among consumers who have not changed their buying behaviour.
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- Margarita Brugarolas
- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela (EPSO), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Avenida de la Universidad de Elche s/n, 03202 Elche, Spain;
- Correspondence:
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- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela (EPSO), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Avenida de la Universidad de Elche s/n, 03202 Elche, Spain;
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos y de Montes (ETSIAM), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain; (A.R.); (R.B.)
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos y de Montes (ETSIAM), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain; (A.R.); (R.B.)
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Danner L, Johnson TE, Ristic R, Meiselman HL, Bastian SEP. Consumption Context Effects on Fine Wine Consumer Segments' Liking and Emotions. Foods 2020; 9:E1798. [PMID: 33287331 DOI: 10.3390/foods9121798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wine consumer lifestyle segmentation has been widely studied; however, most studies have solely utilised online surveys. This work investigated the impact of context on wine consumer segments’ liking and emotions while consuming wines in different environments. Two studies were conducted with regular wine consumers segmented based on their fine wine behaviour using the Fine Wine Instrument. Study 1 (n = 122) investigated the effects of wine variety and product information, and Study 2 (n = 346) the effects of wine quality and consumption context, on hedonic and emotional responses of the segments. Within both studies, three segments were identified and named: Wine Enthusiasts, Aspirants and No Frills. The Wine Enthusiast segment generally liked the wines more and perceived more intense positive emotions when consuming wine compared to the No Frills segment, with the Aspirant’s likes and emotion intensities ranging in between. Wine Enthusiasts were more discriminative of their preferred wines and reported stronger positive emotions when tasting higher quality (Study 1) and more complex (Study 2) wines. The consistent results across the two studies showed for the first time that consumer segments, based on lifestyle segmentation, differ in their hedonic and emotional responses towards wine when actually tasting wines, demonstrating that the Fine Wine Instrument has practical implications and can identify wine consumers displaying different wine consumption behaviours.
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Wucher H, Klingshirn A, Brugger L, Stamminger R, Geppert J, Kölzer B, Engstler A, Härlen J. Tackling Food Waste: Impact of German Consumer Behaviour on Food in Chilled Storage. Foods 2020; 9:E1462. [PMID: 33066503 PMCID: PMC7602148 DOI: 10.3390/foods9101462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Since perishable food in private households is usually stored in refrigerators, both consumer knowledge of correct storage parameters and food handling have a major impact on food quality retention. Today's refrigerators provide features, such as climate-controlled compartments, to improve chilled storage performance, but former studies have shown a lack of usage and interest in such features. This paper is based on the results of an online survey with 2666 respondents from Germany. The questionnaire focused on consumer behaviour regarding the chilled storage of perishable foods, the perception of quality loss in food and consumer requirements concerning refrigerators. The novelty in the study layout was the focus on seven common refrigerator storage features. The results showed that consumers had a high awareness of food safety, resulting in short storage durations. While it was clearly indicated that the storage features were less well-known, their importance correlated with rates of food waste, underlining the potential for improvement. The survey implied that raising the awareness of storage climate parameters is a tool for nudging consumers into lower rates of food waste.
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Affiliation(s)
- Harald Wucher
- Department Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Albstadt-Sigmaringen, Anton-Guenther-Straße 51, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany; (A.K.); (L.B.)
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- Department Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Albstadt-Sigmaringen, Anton-Guenther-Straße 51, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany; (A.K.); (L.B.)
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- Department Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Albstadt-Sigmaringen, Anton-Guenther-Straße 51, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany; (A.K.); (L.B.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Section Household and Appliance Technology, Bonn University, Nussallee 5, 53115 Bonn, Germany; (R.S.); (J.G.); (B.K.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Section Household and Appliance Technology, Bonn University, Nussallee 5, 53115 Bonn, Germany; (R.S.); (J.G.); (B.K.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Section Household and Appliance Technology, Bonn University, Nussallee 5, 53115 Bonn, Germany; (R.S.); (J.G.); (B.K.)
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- BSH Hausgeraete GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Straße 100, 89537 Giengen an der Brenz, Germany; (A.E.); (J.H.)
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- BSH Hausgeraete GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Straße 100, 89537 Giengen an der Brenz, Germany; (A.E.); (J.H.)
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Verneau F, La Barbera F, Amato M, Riverso R, Grunert KG. Assessing the Role of Food Related Lifestyle in Predicting Intention towards Edible Insects. Insects 2020; 11:insects11100660. [PMID: 32992806 PMCID: PMC7601877 DOI: 10.3390/insects11100660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Simple Summary The unsustainability of food production is still a major contributor to climate change, therefore utilising new and sustainable food sources is a priority. Edible insects have been part of the human diet for thousands of years but not yet accepted in Western societies, despite a growing literature around the subject. In this paper, we used a holistic approach to understand and predict consumer behaviour in relation to food choices and to edible insects, in particular. Through a questionnaire we collected 300 answers from Italian and Danish consumers; after that, using a statistical model, we divided bystanders into 5 different groups in order to single out consumers who are willing to adopt insects as food. The outcomes of this study have shown that the novelty and benefits of insect consumption have generated much interest in edible insects amongst consumers belonging to the “rational” group, or people who are showing an interested and critical behaviour while shopping for food, who showed the highest intention to eat insects. Therefore, pointing to a group of early adopters, as could be the Rational consumers (20% of our sample), can lay the foundation for a broader commercial development of edible insects with a higher degree of acceptance among consumers. Abstract Although recent literature has shown that switching to an insect-based diet could provide several relevant advantages—from a nutritional, environmental, economic and ecological point of view—the potential growth of insects as everyday food is still unclear. Despite a growing literature on consumer acceptance and product preference for insect-based food, a segmentation of this future and possible market has never been proposed. Therefore, in the present paper, a market segmentation based on the Food Related Lifestyle Scale (FRLS), was performed in order to predict consumers’ willingness to eat (WTE) edible insects. Moreover, the role of perceived behavioural control is taken into account. Results shows that the novelty and benefits of insect consumption have generated much interest in edible insects amongst consumers belonging to the Rational cluster, who showed the highest intention to introduce insects in their diet, thus confirming the presence of a niche of “early adopters”. In addition, perceived behavioural control was the major driver of intention. Implications for attempts to encourage people to incorporate insect-based foods into their diet are discussed, with special reference to the role of marketing campaigns.
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- Fabio Verneau
- Department of Political Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (F.V.); (F.L.B.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Political Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (F.V.); (F.L.B.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Political Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (F.V.); (F.L.B.); (R.R.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Political Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (F.V.); (F.L.B.); (R.R.)
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- MAPP Centre, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark;
- School of Marketing and Communication, University of Vaasa, 65101 Vaasa, Finland
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