... questionnaire with 2,039 participants from New Zealand and the United Kingdom. An open-ended question was used to explore consumers’ perceptions toward sustainability in EFS. A linear regression analysis was conducted to associate consumers’ perceptual dimensions with their general image of sustainability...

...Stefany Molina-Castillo; Angélica Espinoza-Ortega; Laura Sánchez-Vega Purpose To analyse the reasons for acceptance and rejection of insect consumption among urban Mexican consumers based on their perceptions and levels of food neophobia and neophilia. Design/methodology/approach...

...Samuel Soledayo Babatola Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the perceptions of food business operators (FBOs) in Kirklees Council in relation to the importance of official food inspection of food premises, performed by the local authority. Design/methodology/approach...

... sources Food choice values Consumption behavior Meat reduction Dietary preferences Perceptions Segmentation Lab-grown meat (also known as cultured meat, in vitro meat and clean meat) is a “novel” or “future” food product that is designed to have the same sensory and nutritional...

... deployment. It is important to choose a holistic theoretical perspective: to study key stakeholders’ perceptions of the facilitators and barriers of SNP development and implementation, to emphasize the active participation of communities and to guide the work of policy and decision makers. Practical...

...Mariette Abrahams; Lynn J. Frewer; Eleanor Bryant; Barbara Stewart-Knox Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions and experiences of early adopters of the technology. Design/methodology/approach Registered dietitians (RDs) (n=14) were recruited from the UK...

...Ou Wang; Xavier Gellynck; Wim Verbeke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore Chinese consumers’ perceptions in relation to both Chinese traditional and European food. Design/methodology/approach A web-based free word association test was administered to 302 consumers in China...

...Ana Patrícia Silva; Isabel Figueiredo; Tim Hogg; Miguel Sottomayor Purpose – The aim of this study is to identify perceptions, attitudes and behavior of young adults concerning wine consumption, using the “theory of planned behavior” as a theoretical framework. Design/methodology/approach...

... for beef. Unfortunately, the original data set did not measure perceptions towards the seventh determinant, convenience. Similar questions were asked about pork and chicken and the uni‐variate analysis of responses is presented elsewhere (Cowan, et al., 1997; Cowan, 1998). The additional analysis...

... Limited 2000 Country of origin Consumer attitudes Perceptions Meat In the institutional environment of the EU, production standards differ between countries. Hence, country of origin (COO) information may be an effective way for consumers to differentiate between these standards...

...Kristina Glitsch This paper summarises the results of the consumer survey, which had been carried out in six European countries in order to obtain comparable information about consumer behaviour towards meat and perception of fresh meat quality. Quality evaluation of fresh meat in this study...

...Nazlin Imram This study aimed to examine in detail the underlying factors which affect visual texture perception based on existing sensory methodology. The visual properties of dairy dessert samples were manipulated via a full factorial design, with four factors, screened from a fractional design...

...Alan Adams; Vanessa Ferrett States that sandwiches purchased by customers from an outlet in the centre of Manchester (UK) were analysed and a comparison was made between the actual nutritional status of the sandwiches and customers’ perceptions of the same. Customers selected, on average...

... acceptance of its products. Discusses the relationship between consumer risk perceptions and consumer reactions; the influence of public knowledge and understanding of the technology on attitudes; media impact; ethical concern; and the importance of perceived need for the technology. Concludes that the most...

...A.D. Beardsworth The issue of food safety and the general public′s perception of it is addressed. Risk perception among consumers is a major factor affecting food choice. The cultural and economic context within which food consumption as risk‐taking behaviour is defined and it is shown that long...