...Giovanni Peira; Luigi Bollani; Muslima Zahan; Giorgio Mina; Alessandro Bonadonna Purpose This study examines how perceptions of food safety and risk contribute to the formation of trust among young consumers toward insect-based food products, a key element in the emerging protein transition...

...Haobin Yang Purpose This research investigates the effect of social exclusion on consumers’ preferences for insect-based foods versus traditional foods, as well as the mediating role of the need for uniqueness and the moderating role of selling cues, to construct a theoretical framework...

... the influences of the multidimensional benefits of consuming insect-based food on its consequences. Food neophilia and hedonic motivation are used as moderating variables. Findings Health, nutritional value, taste and cultural domains effectively explained consumers’ attitudes toward insect-based food, food...