British Food Journal: Volume 121 Issue 9

Why the new orange juice consumption model favors global trade and growth in orange production

Valeria Allegra, Carla Zarbà, Giovanni La Via, Alfonso Silvio Zarbà

The purpose of this paper is to analyze international orange trade as different types of orange juice seem to obtain the favor of newer food consumption patterns as opposed to…

Mixed Brazilian Cerrado fruits preserves without added sugar: the effect of bodying agents

Taísa Rezende Teixeira Farias, Maria Cecília Evangelista Vasconcelos Schiassi, Patrícia Aparecida Pimenta Pereira, Vanessa Rios de Souza, Amanda Maria Teixeira Lago, Soraia Vilela Borges, Fabiana Queiroz

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of the bodying agents (erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol and polydextrose) and their mixtures on the preparation of mixed Brazilian…

Consumers’ concern towards palm oil consumption: An empirical study on attitudes and intention in Italy

Fabio Verneau, Francesco La Barbera, Mario Amato, Valeria Sodano

Palm oil is a versatile ingredient of many food and non-food products. Yet, over the last year it has rapidly become a controversial product due to its alleged harmful health and…

Effect of halal awareness, halal logo and attitude on foreign consumers’ purchase intention

Abdalla Mohamed Bashir

The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors that affect foreign consumers’ purchase intention towards purchasing halal food products in South Africa. These factors are…

Selected quality traits of table eggs depending on storage time and temperature

Antoni Brodacki, Justyna Batkowska, Kamil Drabik, Patrycja Chabroszewska, Przemysław Łuczkiewicz

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate changes in selected quality traits of chicken table eggs during their storage under standard storage conditions and in refrigeration.

“Palm oil free” vs “sustainable palm oil”: the impact of claims on consumer perception

Donata Tania Vergura, Cristina Zerbini, Beatrice Luceri

The palm oil debate has become highly polarised in recent years and is of crucial importance for multinationals and their policies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the…

A sensory perspective in the Italian beer market

Valentina Cillo, Laura Gavinelli, Francesca Ceruti, Mirko Perano, Ludovico Solima

From literature, an uncovered issue around the customer-based brand equity (CBBE) is detected: the influence of sensorial preferences on the relationship between social media…

Moving towards a healthier assortment in secondary and vocational school food environments: Perspectives of Dutch students and school food policy professionals

Ellen van Kleef, Tanja Meeuwsen, Jetteke Rigterink, Hans Van Trijp

In many countries, schools move toward healthier canteen assortments by limiting the supply of unhealthy foods. The question arises whether this gives any undesirable side effects…

Organic companies’ business models: emerging profiles in Italian bio-districts

Elisa Truant, Laura Broccardo, Adrian Zicari

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the “organic” phenomenon within a sample of companies and try to depict the main business model (BM) features and profiles.

Situational factors in alcoholic beverage consumption: Examining the influence of the place of consumption

Cristina Calvo-Porral, Jean-Pierre Levy-Mangin

Situational factors influence food and drink consumption, being how, when and where, not fully researched. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to address the influence…

Understanding consumer’s motivations and behaviour in alternative food networks

Luigi Mastronardi, Luca Romagnoli, Giampiero Mazzocchi, Vincenzo Giaccio, Davide Marino

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships in alternative food networks (AFNs) between the purchase of food, the motivations of consumers and their…

Exploring consumers’ health perception across cultures in the early stages of new product development: Dried mango as a case study

Ita Sulistyawati, Siet Sijtsema, Matthijs Dekker, Ruud Verkerk, Bea Steenbekkers

The purpose of this paper is to explore consumers’ health perception and demonstrate its relevance in product and process design in early stages of new product development.

Emerging trend of coffee cafe in Pakistan: factors affecting revisit intention

Talat Islam, Ishfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Ali, Zeshan Ahmer

The global increase in coffee consumption has increased competition among cafes, generating the need to find ways of increasing customers’ revisit. Considering this backdrop, the…

Presence of palm oil in foodstuffs: consumers’ perception

Grobert A. Guadalupe, María Jesús Lerma-García, Ana Fuentes, José Manuel Barat, María del Carmen Bas, Isabel Fernández-Segovia

The purpose of this paper is to determine the presence of palm oil in food products on sale, and to study and compare consumers’ opinions about this oil type in Spain (importing…

Household food waste management: socio-ecological dimensions

Vasiliki Aitsidou, Anastasios Michailidis, Maria Partalidou, Olga Iakovidou

The purpose of this paper is to estimate respondents’ socio-ecological consciousness (SEC) (knowledge, perceptions, behaviour, habits and feelings) concerning household food waste…

Effect of addition of banana peel powder (Musa balbisiana) on physicochemical and sensory properties of fish patty

Hana Bin Mohd Zaini, Mohd Dona Bin Sintang, Yi Ning Dan, Noorakmar Ab Wahab, Mansoor Bin Abdul Hamid, Wolyna Pindi

The purpose of this paper is to determine the physicochemical and sensory properties of fish patties added with banana peel powder (BPP), Musa balbisiana.

The role of species for the acceptance of edible insects: evidence from a consumer survey

Isabel Schäufele, Eric Barrera Albores, Ulrich Hamm

Even though insect products increasingly receive attention as a sustainable food alternative to meat, consumer acceptance remains low. The purpose of this paper is to test…

Consumers’ perception of vitamin D and fortified foods

Beth Clark, Tom Hill, Carmen Hubbard

As natural dietary sources of vitamin D are not consumed in sufficient quantities, fortified foods could play a role in maintaining vitamin D sufficiency. With public…

Corn starch dextrin changes intestinal microbiota and its metabolic activity in rats fed a basal and high-fat diet

Renata Barczynska, Adam Jurgoński, Katarzyna Slizewska, Jerzy Juśkiewicz, Janusz Kapusniak

The purpose of this paper is to determine the influence of low-fat and high-fat diets supplemented with dextrin obtained from corn starch on the numbers and relative proportions…

Households’ acceptability of local (Ofada) rice based on quality attributes in South-West, Nigeria

Ayodeji Oluwaseun Ogunleke, L.J.S. Baiyegunhi

The purpose of this paper is to examine households’ acceptability of local (Ofada) rice by identifying the quality attributes influencing marginal implicit prices (MIPs) paid by…