British Food Journal: Volume 120 Issue 12

Consumer supply-chain demands and challenges at farmers’ markets

Benjamin Garner, Cesar Ayala

The purpose of this paper is to examine consumer demands for local foods at a farmers’ market. This includes examining both what products consumers want more of at the market and…

Negotiating choice, deception and risk: teenagers’ perceptions of food safety

Charlene Elliott, Kirsten Ellison

The purpose of this paper is to explore the teenager perspectives of the meaning of food safety, and the implications of those meanings.

Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector

Aleksandra Michalec, Martin Fodor, Enda Hayes, James Longhurst

The purpose of this paper is to present results from the action research project, where sustainability professionals, local businesses and academic researchers collaborated on…

Body image dissatisfaction and health-enhancing food choices: A pilot study from a sample of Italian yogurt consumers

Francesco Bimbo, Alessandro Bonanno, Hans Van Trijp, Rosaria Viscecchia

Psychological factors, such as body image dissatisfaction and the negative feelings associated with it may be related to the adoption of unhealthy eating behaviours. Also, body…

Awareness of alternative gluten-free grains for individuals with coeliac disease

Zainab Laheri, Jan Mei Soon

Coeliac disease (CD) is a prevalent autoimmune disorder, affecting 1 in 100 of all individuals in the UK. Currently, the only treatment for CD is the complete avoidance of gluten…

Modeling risk governance and risk perception in personal prevention with regard to food safety issues

Huan Zhang, Na Gao, Yean Wang, Yixuan Han

The purpose of this paper is to model how risk governance (RG) influences risk prevention behaviors toward food safety issues, considering the perception of related risks in the…

Consumers profile analysis towards chicken, beef, mutton, fish and egg consumption in Bangladesh

Md Jakiul Islam, Md Abu Sayeed, Shakil Akhtar, Md Sakhawat Hossain, Afroza Akter Liza

The purpose of this paper is to conduct consumer profile analysis for chicken, beef, mutton, fish and egg to better adapt the marketing mix for each type of food in Bangladesh.

Effect of soybean roasting on soymilk sensory properties

Willard Navicha, Yufei Hua, Kingsley George Masamba, Xiangzhen Kong, Caimeng Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the changes in descriptive sensory properties and overall consumer acceptability of soymilk prepared from roasted soybeans.

The problem of heterogeneity between protected geographical indications: a meta-analysis

Daniel Leufkens

For a long time the European geographical indication (GI) regulation has been of great interest to economists and policymakers. To justify exclusive European regulation it is…

Exploring demand for eco-labeled dairy product attributes in Vermont

David Conner, Emily Irwin, Maelle Simmen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of eco-labels to help dairy farm viability as one partial solution to a complex problem. Specifically, it aims to…

Consumer adoption of online food shopping in China

Ou Wang, Simon Somogyi

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impacts of innovation-adoption characteristics on Chinese consumers’ adoption of online food shopping. It also examines consumers’…

Are questionnaires a reliable method to measure food waste? A pilot study on Italian households

Claudia Giordano, Simone Piras, Matteo Boschini, Luca Falasconi

The purpose of this paper is to assess the reliability of questionnaires as a method of quantifying household food waste (FW), thus providing context regarding the validity of…

Consumer acceptance of insects and ideal product attributes

Claudia Clarkson, Miranda Mirosa, John Birch

Insects can be sustainably produced and are nutrient rich. However, adoption of insects in western culture, including New Zealand (NZ) is slow. The purpose of this paper is to…

Prevalence and potential virulence of Escherichia coli in ready-to-eat raw mixed vegetable salads in collective catering in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Evelyne Toe, Adjéhi Dadié, Etienne Dako, Guillaume Loukou, Marcelin Koffi Dje, Y.C. Blé

Vegetable salads, despite their recognized health benefits, are an increasingly common cause of foodborne illness worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to determine the…

Incidence of psychographic variables on purchasing behavior in an emerging olive oil market

Rodrigo Romo-Muñoz, Francisca Romo-Muñoz, Jairo Stefano Dote-Pardo, Ricardo Troncoso-Sepúlveda

The study focused on the Chilean olive oil market. The purpose of this paper is to determine the incidence of psychographic variables in the purchasing frequency of this product…