British Food Journal: Volume 126 Issue 3

Impact of customers' needs on online information search of upscale restaurant attributes and customer satisfaction

Siu-Kam Jamie Lo, Pimtong Tavitiyaman, Wing-Sze Lancy Tsang

This research investigates the effects of consumers' online information searching on their dining satisfaction in upscale restaurants during the pandemic. Customers frequently…

Consumer behaviour and household food waste in Greece

Prokopis Theodoridis, Theofanis Zacharatos, Vasiliki Boukouvala

This study aims to evaluate the issue of household food waste in Greece, with an emphasis on assessing the level of awareness and key behaviours among consumers. Moreover, the…

Food quality and supply chain networks in dynamic business environments: evidence from the Nigerian shrimp subsector

Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Asravor, Sunday Adewale Olaleye, Victor Owusu

Research efforts aiming to improve understanding of how various organisational relationships contribute to better food quality (FQ) in a constantly changing business environment…

How social norms and dietary identity affect willingness to try cultured meat

Leonore Lewisch, Petra Riefler

Individuals perceive multiple barriers to consuming cultured meat. This study empirically investigates whether different types of social norms enhance behavioural intentions…

Technical-economic evaluation of lipo- and water-soluble fractions from annatto seeds by green technology

Simone Alves Monteiro da Franca, Rodrigo Nunes Cavalcanti, Marta S. Madruga, Deyse Alves Pereira, Cristiani Viegas Brandão Grisi, Marciane Magnani, Geany Targino de Souza Pedrosa, Carolina Lima Cavalcanti de Albuquerque

The objective of this study was to evaluate the technical-economic process efficiency of obtaining simultaneous lipo-soluble (LSF) and water-soluble (WSF) fractions from annatto…

Does social proof and herd behaviour drive food choices of consumers?

Toritseju Begho, Shuainan Liu

People often look to the opinions and actions of others to guide their food choices, especially when they are uncertain or unfamiliar with a particular food. This influence can be…

A qualitative exploration to understand consumers' meat preferences in an emerging market through the TPB model

Rashmi Ranjan Parida, Mahesh Gadekar

This paper investigates the factors and how they lead to meat choice decisions based on preferred slaughter practices. The literature has established the role of psychological…

Effect of place attachment on consumers' place preference and repatronage intention toward coffee shops

Shih-Tse Edward Wang, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Ting Lee

Because of the slow market growth of and intense competition among coffee shops, increasing brand preference and patronage intention is crucial in the coffee shop industry…

A multi-level tool to support the circular economy decision-making process in agri-food entrepreneurship

Benedetta Coluccia, Pamela Palmi, Mladen Krstić

The present study is aimed at developing a multi-level framework for assessing circularity in agri-food industries by providing the user with a step-by-step approach and selecting…

Examining the role of cause-related marketing in influencing the purchase intention of Indian customers in the FMCG sector: the role of attitude and cause involvement

Prasant Kumar Pandey, Naval Bajpai, Abhijeet V. Tiwari

Many studies conducted on cause-related marketing (CaRM) are concentrated in advanced economies. However, there is very little work reported pertaining to CaRM in emerging…

Consumer perception and willingness to pay for packaged asaana: a traditional drink in Ghana

Fred Nimoh, Stephen Prah, Fred Yamoah, Doreen Agyei

In view of the increasing trend in food policies targeting the promotion of consumer interest in locally produced foods and growing developments in willingness-to-pay (WTP…

Ambidextrous cultural values in the management of organisational ambidexterity

M. Begoña Lloria, Leydy Burbano

This paper first analyses the direct effect of quality management practices (QMPs) on organisational ambidexterity (OA). It then analyses the mediating influence of the values of…

Brand addiction and compulsive buying in female consumers' relationships with food brands

Sabrina Hegner, Janina Magdalena Schaumann, Barbara Francioni, Ilaria Curina

The aim of this paper is to respond to the call for exploring and empirically testing both antecedents and outcomes of brand addiction and compulsive buying behaviour. The focus…

Product-based marketing strategies: pork consumption in Taiwan and Japan

Ching Yin Ip, Chaoyun Liang

The present study surveyed consumers in Taiwan and Japan to analyse the influence of marketing mix on purchase intention and the willingness to pay for Taiwanese pork and to…

Taking flight with food: investigating the determinants of user acceptance toward drone-based food delivery services in India

Sachin Kumar, Bhagwan Singh, Vinod Kumar, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Sheshadri Chatterjee, Demetris Vrontis

The present study intends to discover and analyze the determinants of users' intention to use (ITU) drone-based online food delivery (OFD) services. The study mainly focuses on…

Exploring the determinants of purchase intention of organic consumers for organic food items: an exploratory study in India

Shubham Garg, Karam Pal Narwal, Sanjeev Kumar

The ongoing transition in the attitude of consumers toward health and environment has a direct implication on the organic food industries, making it necessary to examine the…

Authenticity, health concern and sustainable intelligence in the farm restaurant context: applying extended theory of planned behaviour

V.G. Girish, Anindita Saha, R. Rex Immanuel, Bona Kim

The study aims to analyse the structural relationships of authenticity, health concern and sustainable intelligence in the farm restaurant context. Different types of restaurants…

Shopping experience and consumer loyalty towards organic food stores: evaluating the moderating role of gender

Ishfaq Hussain Bhat, Shilpi Gupta, Shakir Hussain Parray, Dhiraj Sharma, Faizan Ali, Rais Ahmad Itoo

This study delves into the complex realm of consumer behavior by exploring the impact of distinct shopping motives, encompassing status, value and gratification, on store…

Consumer food choice motives and willingness to try plant-based meat: moderating effect of meat attachment

Mei-Fang Chen

The adverse effects on environmental sustainability, human health and animal welfare are often cited as the main reasons for reducing animal-based meat production and consumption…

The perceived authenticity in food among sociological generations: the case of cheeses in Mexico

Héctor Yair Fernández-Sánchez, Angélica Espinoza-Ortega, Laura Patricia Sánchez-Vega, Sergio Moctezuma Pérez, Fernando Cervantes-Escoto

The study aims to identify the perceived authenticity of cheeses by consumers of different sociological generations in Mexico.

Information sources and consumer attitudes toward genetically modified food in China

Qian Ding, Songze Li, Jikun Huang, Yeting Ma, Fangbin Qiao

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of different information source on consumer attitudes toward genetically modified food.