British Food Journal: Volume 126 Issue 2

Mobile applications to reduce food waste in supply chains: a systematic literature review

Jiequan Hong, Anicia Jaegler, Olivier Gergaud

With the launch of mobile applications to reduce food waste, this study reviews scholarly articles to answer the questions: (1) What research topics are extensively discussed in…

Parents' and teachers' perceptions of the Australian primary school food provision venues and food-related policies

Janandani Nanayakkara, Alison O. Booth, Anthony Worsley, Claire Margerison

This study aims to gain an understanding from parents and teachers about the types of food provision practices and venues, and the food-related policies and rules in primary…

Environmentally sustainable food: an analysis of consumer practices and their diffusion in France

Morgane Innocent, Agnes Francois Lecompte, Samuel Guillemot, Ronan Divard

This aim of this study is to identify the ways of helping public authorities bring about change to environmentally sustainable household food practices.

ISM- and MICMAC-based modelling of dairy supply chain: a study of enablers in Indian economy perspective

Mohammad Asif, Mohd Sarim, Waseem Khan, Shahbaz Khan

This study aims at modelling the enablers of dairy supply chain (DSC) in Indian context.

Agribusiness capabilities and performance: a systematic literature review and research agenda

Fabrício Oliveira Leitão, Ely Laureano Paiva, Karim Marini Thomé

The literature has suggested that capabilities have been used to generate performance and competitive advantage, especially in industries with higher technological dynamism in…

Consumers' views on egg quality and preferences for responsible production – results from nine European countries

Charlotta Harju, Katja Lähtinen, Katriina Heinola, Minna Väre, Claire Bonnefous, Anne Collin, Vasile Cozma, Saskia Kliphuis, Patricia Ann Parrott, T. Bas Rodenburg, Marina Spinu, Jarkko Niemi

The purpose of this study is to provide information on how citizens in nine countries across Europe perceive egg product quality and the importance of a product's sustainability…

Perception bias, social embedding and consumer willingness to pay for chilled pork packaging: empirical analysis based on multiple experiments

Jiehong Zhou, Fei Han, Xiaoyu Han, Zhen Yan

The paper proposes a research method to verify the perception bias of consumers on the freshness preservation effects of vacuum packaging (VP) and modified atmosphere packaging…

Designing a two-stage model for the resilient agri-food supply chain network under dynamic competition

Zhuyue Li, Chunxiao Zhang

Supply chain risk management can effectively reduce the loss of retailers. In this regard, retailers need to consider the competition risks of competitors in addition to the…

Influence of consumption experience on the behavior of craft beer consumers: beginner and experienced consumers

Felipe Furtini Haddad, Kelly Carvalho Vieira, João de Deus Souza Carneiro

This paper aims to identify the profiles of beginner and experienced consumers (BCs and ECs) of craft beer and evaluate their perception, knowledge and purchase intention.

Differentiating emotions in the theory of planned behaviour: evidence of improved prediction in relation to sustainable food consumerism

Mara Martini, Francesco La Barbera, Susanna Schmidt, Chiara Rollero, Angela Fedi

The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and its extensions are often used to explain intentions to perform sustainable behaviours. Emotions can provide the impetus for action and…

Intrinsic motivation strongly affects the readiness toward circular food consumption: evidence from the motivation–opportunity–ability model

Maria Raimondo, Daniela Spina, Manal Hamam, Mario D'Amico, Francesco Caracciolo

This study empirically explores the factors that influence consumers’ readiness toward engagement in circular food consumption.

Exploring the role of consumer ethnocentrism in predicting the purchase intention for locally produced organic food in an emerging market

Pallavi Chaturvedi, Durgesh Agnihotri, Vikas Tripathi

The current study investigates the role of consumer ethnocentrism (CE) in the context of locally produced organic food. This research work further extends the extended theory of…

Changes in food consumption behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: a dual process approach on female college students in China

Rongduo Liu, Klaus G. Grunert

This study aimed to investigate changes in food consumption during the COVID-19 lockdown period in a sample of female college students in China. The study employed a dual…

Understanding the use of travel and restaurant platforms through the UTAUT2 model

María García de Blanes Sebastián, Alberto Azuara Grande, José Ramón Sarmiento Guede

Reservation of travel and leisure services through the digital environment has gained a growing role in society, influencing the revolution of the sector. It needs to be noted…

Restaurant food waste among Chinese consumers in a group context: an extended value-attitude-behaviour (VAB) hierarchy with information publicity

Fei Long, Can-Seng Ooi, Ting Gui, Abdul Hafaz Ngah

The objective of this study is to examine Chinese consumers' behavioural intentions to reduce restaurant food wastage (i.e. intentions to order moderate meal size, and to pack…

Reducing food waste by simply measuring it: insights from interventions to reduce household food waste

Gabriel Jäger Ramos, João Augusto Rossi Borges, Carla Heloisa de Faria Domingues, Erica van Herpen

Overcooking and overbuying are two main causes of food waste in households. Therefore, this study tests whether two interventions, aimed at cooking planning versus purchasing…

Unveiling consumers’ nonlinear evaluation of service performances in online food delivery: a quantitative Kano analysis

Bohao Ma, Jessica Limierta, Chee-Chong Teo, Yiik Diew Wong

The study proposes an evaluation model that allows quantitative characterization of the effects of service quality on consumer’s satisfaction for online food delivery (OFD…

Fairness and trust in organic food supply chains

Maren Busch, Daniel Mühlrath, Christian Herzig

The authors analysed fairness as an antecedent of trust to understand how trust building can be actively managed to facilitate collaboration in buyer–supplier relationships.

Do food delivery apps influence food waste generation? A stimulus-organism-behavior-consequence (SOBC) exploration

Shabab Absarul Islam, Robert Paul Jones, Asma Azad Akhi, Md. Shamim Talukder

Food waste in the hospitality sector has emerged as a global concern. Various technology-driven online food services such as the food delivery apps (FDA) contribute to hospitality…

Understanding food pleasure in organic consumption: the moderating effects of trust within the theory of planned behavior

Dayu Cao, Yan Zheng, Gucheng Li

This study aims to identify and describe the relationships among sensory-driven pleasure, cognition-driven pleasure, symbolic-driven pleasure and organic food purchase behavior…

Exploring consumer attitudes and behaviour towards sustainable health-related food choices

Norshamliza Chamhuri, Nur Syahirah Che Lah, Peter J. Batt, Muhammad Nadzif Bin Ramlan, Norain Mod Asri, Azrina Abdullah Al-Hadi

Palm oil has consistently been a staple ingredient in the Malaysian diet. Despite various promotional efforts throughout the years, the health aspects of palm oil have often been…