British Food Journal: Volume 122 Issue 12

Exploring farmers' adoption of VietGAP from systemic perspective: implication for developing agri-food systems

Hung Gia Hoang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence farmers' adoption of Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) in Vietnam.

Food-related lifestyle segmentation and beverage attribute' selection: toward understanding of sugar-reduced beverages choice

Ga Eun Yeo, Mi-Sook Cho, Jieun Oh

As the risks associated with sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increase, various policies require sugar to be reduced in beverages. This paper segmented consumers according to…

Exploring drivers and barriers for organic poultry consumption

Christin Schipmann-Schwarze, Ulrich Hamm

The purpose of this paper is to identify drivers and barriers for the demand of organic poultry to provide recommendations for market actors.

What influences consumers to purchase organic food in developing countries?

Frida Pacho

The behavior compelling the consumer’s intention to purchase organic food has received little attention in developing countries. There is limited knowledge concerning the factors…

Customer complaint journey mapping: a qualitative approach

Hiba Koussaifi, David John Hart, Simon Lillystone

This paper aims to extend the customer complaint behaviour (CCB) knowledge by introducing a visual technique called customer complaint journey mapping as a means of capturing and…

Dairy-free imitation cheese: is further development required?

Maximiliano Nicolás Saraco, James Blaxland

The aim of this study was to compare the organoleptic attributes and meltability of selected, commercial dairy-free imitation cheeses (DFICs) with those of their dairy…

Key influencing factors of consumers’ vegetable e-commerce adoption willingness, behavior, and willingness-behavior consistency in Beijing, China

Bo Li, Zhengqing Yin, Junqi Ding, Suyao Xu, Biao Zhang, Yunfei Ma, Lingxian Zhang

Vegetable e-commerce is of great significance for improving the efficiency of vegetable circulation, and for solving the problems of high circulation cost and poor connection…

Relative export competitiveness of the Cambodian rice sector

Sokvibol Kea, Hua Li, Saleh Shahriar, Nazir Muhammad Abdullahi

In this paper, the authors derive time-varying relative export competitiveness (REC) of the Cambodian rice sector from 1995 to 2018 and examine the key determinants of the REC.

Who are farm animal welfare conscious consumers?

Albert Boaitey, Kota Minegishi

This paper aims to synthesize the literature on consumer preferences for farm animal welfare (FAW), with an emphasis on characterizing consumers based on their FAW preferences…

Factors influencing marketing channel choices for improved indigenous chicken farmers: insights from Baringo, Kenya

Emmanuel Kiprotich Kiprop, Cedric Okinda, Asma Akter, Xianhui Geng

Improved indigenous chicken is considered a sustainable agricultural practice with social, economic and environmental indicators. Therefore, the analysis of the choice of market…

Social media exploration for understanding food product attributes perception: the case of coffee and health with Twitter data

Antonella Samoggia, Bettina Riedel, Arianna Ruggeri

Food companies and consumers are increasingly interested in healthy food and beverages. Coffee is one of the most commonly consumed beverages worldwide. There is increasing…

Cocreating social innovations between an agro-food company and rice farmers in Taiwan: exploring the process mechanisms

Chao-Chin Huang

While literature discussed value cocreation, most still has its focus from customer perspective, this study fills up this gap by focusing on supplier perspective. Second, prior…

Dietary supplements versus functional foods: consumers' attitudes to their consumption

Petra Chaloupkova, Miloslav Petrtyl, Vladimir Verner, Ladislav Kokoska

The popularity of dietary supplements (DSs) and functional foods (FFs) is currently widespread worldwide. In general, European countries represent one of the most important…

Heterogeneity in consumer preferences for ready-to-eat pomegranate: an empirical study in Italy

Alice Stiletto, Elisa Giampietri, Samuele Trestini

The present study aims at analysing consumer preferences for the pomegranate fruit, focussing on the effect of ready-to-eat format (i.e. packaged arils) on the purchasing choice…

Tourist experience on traditional pastries in UNESCO heritage city

Cheng Ling Tan, Sook Fern Yeo

In recent years, the traditional pastries industry has gained popularity among tourists due to the advantage of the pastries location at UNESCO Heritage city, Penang. However, the…

Snack foods from brewing waste: consumer-led approach to developing sustainable snack options

Emily C. Crofton, Amalia G.M. Scannell

Using a consumer-led approach, the purpose of this research is to examine how consumers perceive new cereal-based snack food concepts using healthy brewers spent grain (BSG) as a…

Gastronomic clusters in an Ecuadorian tourist destination: the case of the province of Manabí

Jesús Claudio Pérez Gálvez, Pablo Torres-Matovelle, Gina Molina-Molina, Francisco González Santa Cruz

Gastronomy is currently becoming a predominant factor for understanding and taking part in the cultural heritage of a destination. The enjoyment of culinary pleasures has become a…

How social norms affect alcohol dependence: the mediating role of perceived benefits and alcohol identity

Shih-Tse Edward Wang, Yu-Ting Liao

Although the association between social norms and alcohol dependence has been noted, how social norms cause alcohol dependence remains unclear. This study thus investigated how…

A product-technology portfolio alignment approach for food industry: a multi-criteria decision making with z-numbers

Nima Garousi Mokhtarzadeh, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi, Arash Soltani, AliAsghar Abbasi Kamardi

To design a novel hybrid approach to illustrate a reciprocal alignment to integrate future products and technologies. This mixed qualitative-quantitative method aims to optimize…

High pressure processing of apple juice: the most effective parameters to inactivate pathogens of reference

Rodrigo Rodrigues Petrus, John Joseph Churey, Randy William Worobo

High-acid liquid foods are a substrate in which foodborne pathogens can maintain their viability. In this research an experimental design was conducted to optimize the parameters…