British Food Journal: Volume 126 Issue 4

Wine sensory experience in hospitality education: a systematic review

Adam Carmer, Joseph Kleypas, Marissa Orlowski

The aim of this paper is to examine the existing literature circa 2010–2023 of introductory wine education involving sensory experience components in an objective, transparent and…

COVID-19-induced changes to food consumption and perceived well-being among low-income consumers in Trinidad and Tobago

Barney G. Pacheco, Marvin H. Pacheco

The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented, but there is still limited insight into the complex interaction of factors that determine its longer-term…

Cooking using social media: young Brazilian adults’ interaction and practices

Anice Milbratz de Camargo, Alyne Michelle Botelho, Moira Dean, Giovanna Medeiros Rataichesck Fiates

This study explored how Brazilian young adults who cook interact with cooking-related content on social media and how such content fits their cooking routine.

Sustainable and healthy food consumption in Europe: an analysis of consumer purchase patterns, motivations and barriers towards foods from SFSCs

John Hyland, Maeve Mary Henchion, Oluwayemisi Olomo, Jennifer Attard, James Gaffey

The aim of this paper is to better understand European consumers' behaviour in relation to Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), so as to provide insights to support their development…

Environmental values and self-identity as a basis for identifying seaweed consumer segments in the UK

Florent Govaerts, Svein Ottar Olsen

This study aimed to identify and profile segments of seaweed consumers in the United Kingdom.

How are food influencers' recipes promoting food literacy? Investigating nutritional content, food literacy and communication techniques in Instagram recipes

Lauranna Teunissen, Kathleen Van Royen, Iris Goemans, Joke Verhaegen, Sara Pabian, Charlotte De Backer, Heidi Vandebosch, Christophe Matthys

Explore what popular food influencers among Flemish emerging adults portray in their Instagram recipe posts in terms of (1) references to food literacy, (2) nutritional value, (3…

Assessing the effect of baby schema cuteness on emotions, perceptions and attitudes towards insect-based packaged foods

Didier Marquis, Felipe Reinoso Carvalho, Gaëlle Pantin-Sohier

Aversion linked to disgust and neophobia is the primary reason for human reluctance towards edible insects as a sustainable food source. Stimulating positive emotions may overcome…

How do purchase preferences moderate the impact of time and price sensitivity on the purchase intention of customers on online-to-offline (O2O) delivery platforms?

Yijie Cao, Jun Wang

The purpose of this study is to test the impact of time and price sensitivity on consumer satisfaction and purchase intention on online-to-offline (O2O) takeout platforms and…

Territoriality and social values: textual analysis of the #ConMuchoAcento campaign by Cruzcampo beer

José Manuel López-Agulló Pérez-Caballero, Belén Ávila Rodríguez-de-Mier, Fernando García-Chamizo

The aim of this research is to analyze the territorialization strategy developed by the Spanish brewing company Cruzcampo through its campaign #ConMuchoAcento (#With a strong…

A bibliometric analysis of trends in the relationship between innovation and food

Gulnara Dzhenishevna Dzhunushalieva, Ramona Teuber

Food-related innovations might contribute to a qualitative leap in the transition to sustainable food systems. In this article, the authors map the existing literature on food and…

Ethical labels and conspicuous consumption: impact on civic virtue and cynicism in luxury foodservice

Dan Jin, Rui Qi

The primary objective of this study is to explore the nuanced interplay of conspicuous consumption, ethical label purchasing and the ensuing dynamics of civic virtue and cynicism…

The role of tweets in agricultural export: an approach from text-mining and time-series analyses

Yutaro Inoue, Shinsaku Nakajima

This study aims to investigate the relationship between consumer awareness of Zespri International Limited (Zespri™) and its sales promotion in Japan and the recent expansion of…

Let us buy online directly from farmers: an integrated framework of individualistic and collectivistic consumption values

Ofrit Kol, Dorit Zimand-Sheiner, Shalom Levy

Buying directly from farmers online has become increasingly popular in recent years. This study aims to investigate the effect of the interaction between various consumption…

Analyzing organic food purchase intentions: eco-literacy and innovation resistance

Muhammad Yaseen Bhutto, Aušra Rūtelionė

This research examines consumer reluctance to purchase organic food using the theory of innovation resistance and also extends the theory by investigating the moderating…

Exploring how YouTube videos demonstrating preparation of dried wood ear mushrooms could pose food safety risks: a case study

Juan Carlos Archila-Godínez, Han Chen, Gloria Cheng, Sanjana Sanjay Manjrekar, Yaohua Feng

In 2020, an outbreak of Salmonella Stanley linked to imported dried wood ear mushrooms affected 55 individuals in the United States of America. These mushrooms, commonly used in…

How can agrifood businesses improve their performance? The role of digital transformation

María del Mar Benavides-Espinosa, Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano, Clara Gieure

The aim of this paper is to analyse the moderating effect of digital transformation (DT) on the relationship between innovation capacity and the performance of agrifood businesses.

How do children perceive and understand the experience of household food insecurity? A narrative review of the literature

Stefania Velardo, Kristen Stevens, Michelle Watson, Christina Pollard, John Coveney, Jessica Shipman, Sue Booth

Children's food insecurity experiences are largely unrepresented in academic literature. Parents and caregivers cannot always accurately evaluate their children's attitudes or…

Factors influencing perceived usefulness of a branded weight-loss app

Lara Martin-Vicario, María Eugenia Martínez-Sánchez, Ruben Nicolas-Sans

The aim of this study was to observe how a user’s individual factors in a commercial weight-loss treatment app affect their perceived usefulness of its features and how they…

Consumer attitude and behavioural intention towards organic wine: the roles of consumer values and involvement

Yingying Dong, Lisa Gao

This study aims to identify the decision-making process involved in the purchase of organic wine from consumer values to attitudes to behavioural intention towards organic wine…

Does it bug you eating bugs? The emotions of anthropoentomophagy

Andreia C.B. Ferreira, Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues, Ana R. Gouveia, Oliva M.D. Martins, Hugo Ferreira, João Alfredo Pereira, Paulo Duarte

The use of insects as food is a proposed solution for the increased demand for food worldwide, but it lacks acceptance because of restrictive emotional factors. This article aims…

Street food consumer behaviour decoded: analysing decision-making styles, risk factors and the influential power of social media celebrities

Guanqi Zhou, Saqib Ali

This study aims to investigate consumer decision-making styles (CDMS) in the context of street food. In addition to the original CDMS constructs, two additional constructs, namely…