British Food Journal: Volume 102 Issue 3

Consumer perception of fresh meat quality: a framework for analysis

Tilman Becker

A model for analysis of consumer behaviour towards food is developed. This model is intended to bridge the gap between the objective quality approach pursued in food sciences, the…

Consumer perceptions of fresh meat quality: cross‐national comparison

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…

Factors associated with perceived quality influencing beef consumption behaviour in Ireland

Michael A. Mannion, Cathal Cowan, Michael Gannon

There has been a steady decline in beef consumption in Ireland for over a decade, although 1997 data show that this decline has been reversed. A cognitive representation of…

Country of origin – a consumer perception perspective of fresh meat

Ruben Hoffmann

Most commodities consist of hidden qualities that consumers cannot detect by pre‐purchase or through normal use. Hence, given that consumers demand such qualities, information has…

Quality attributes and quality cues Effective communication in the UK meat supply chain

James R. Northen

This paper develops a conceptual framework, based on quality attributes and quality cues, to demonstrate the necessary requirements for effective communication of quality cues to…

Consumer perception of fresh meat quality in Germany

Tilman Becker, Eckhard Benner, Kristina Glitsch

In this article, the results of a consumer survey for Germany are presented. Extrinsic cues play an important role for quality selection in the shop. Here “country of origin” and…