Download or read book Factors Associated with Consumers Diet health Consciousness and Consumer s Choice to Buy Functional Foods in the State of Ohio written by Elba Yanira Disla and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's food choices and eating habits have evolved dramatically over the last 100 years. An example of new trends in food consumption has been the enormous expansion of the organic foods market. In this changing and evolving environment it has become increasingly important to better understand consumer behavior meet interests. Previous research has identified growing consumer awareness of health, diet, and disease relationships and increased interest among consumers in self-care treatments and prevention. Using diffusion of innovation theory, this study attempts to understand some of the factors associated with consumer acceptance of functional foods and their willingness to pay for these types of products. This thesis also looks closely at the importance of diet-health consciousness as an important motivation in seeking functional foods. Data collected from the 2004 edition of the Ohio Survey of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental issues is utilized in bivariate and multivariate analyses to identify the factors associated with consumer diet-health consciousness and acceptance of functional foods. Results of this study reveal a range of characteristics of diet-health conscious consumers as well as adopter of functional foods.

Download or read book Factors influencing the female consumers attitude and purchasing behaviour of functional foods in UK written by Muhammad Khurram and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: A, Middlesex University in London, language: English, abstract: Functional food products or diets are classified on the basis of the one or more unique aspect or benefit to the body functions further than the normal nutritional benefits of the food to the human body (Khan, et al 2013). Though the growth rate of the global food industry declined in recent decades the growth rate of functional food recorded at 10% to 15% per annum in the UK. Moreover, the functional foods annual turnover forecasted to reach £1.4bn in the UK in 2012. Additionally, the rate of increase in the consumption of dietary functional products is significant in the UK in recent years. In view of this significant value of functional foods in the UK market, it is important to understand the implication of external and internal influences of the consumers purchasing behaviour. Hence, this proposal addresses important issues to be discussed in the proposed research.

Download or read book Essays on Consumer Purchase Decisions and Health and Nutrition Information on Functional Foods written by Ratapol Teratanavat and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Functional foods have received increasing attention from consumers and food producers and manufacturers over the past years, yet few studies have examined economic and marketing issues that are related to foods with additional health benefits beyond basic nutrients. This dissertation consists of three papers that employ different techniques to understand consumer behavior in this domain. The first essay applies a choice experiment to examine consumer valuation of various attributes of functional foods, using a statewide mail survey. Results indicate that consumers place positive value on health benefits and ingredient naturalness. Moreover, they are willing to pay higher prices for products having these attributes. The data also reveal that taste preferences tend to vary across consumers. Individual characteristics that tend to affect preferences include age, education, and income level. Past purchase behavior for functional foods, organic foods, and natural foods also has significant influence on preferences. The second essay uses the Elaboration Likelihood Model as a theoretical framework to understand the role of health claims in consumer assessment of products. Previous research and theory related to the role of health claims in persuasive messages has portrayed health claims as having little effect on consumers' attitudes. The present research, however, suggests this conclusion may be premature. A new conceptualization of the role of health claims in persuasion is proposed. Practical significance of the laboratory studies is discussed in light of recent changes in product design as well as changes in FDA rules regarding label claims. The third essay focuses on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s recently amended policy on food labeling. This policy allows different qualified levels of health claims on product labels, based on the strength of scientific evidence supporting the claims. This essay examines whether consumers understand and can differentiate between these qualified health claims. Results show that people do not perceive significant differences between the different levels of qualified claims. An additional experiment suggests that a visual aid may be an important device to help consumers understand the scientific basis supporting a claim.

Download or read book FDA Consumer Nutrition Knowledge Study written by United States. Food and Drug Administration. Bureau of Foods. Division of Consumer Studies and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eating with a Purpose written by Rebecca Walker Reczek and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketers of food products have recently introduced a variety of "functional foods" that promise consumers improvements in targeted physiological functions. However, despite the proliferation of functional food health claims promising more than basic nutrition, little is known about consumer responses to these claims, particularly in information environments in which inconsistent information may be available about the efficacy of a particular functional ingredient. Across two studies, the authors demonstrate that consumers with lower health consciousness are particularly sensitive to conflicting information about the validity of a functional food health claim; specifically, the presentation of conflicting (versus complementary) information significantly lowers their likelihood of choosing a functional over a nonfunctional food. In contrast, consumers with higher health consciousness do not reduce their likelihood of choosing a functional food when confronted with conflicting information. The authors demonstrate that this effect is driven by a confirmatory bias to believe the functional food health claim on the part of more health conscious consumers. The authors discuss implications for the successful marketing of functional foods and for public policy makers and consumers.

Download or read book FDA Consumer Nutrition Knowledge Survey written by United States. Food and Drug Administration. Bureau of Foods. Division of Consumer Studies and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 927 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Food Choice Acceptance and Consumption written by Herbert L. Meiselman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1996-04-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of the human senses in food acceptance, the socio-cultural context of eating and food choice, what animal research tells us about human eating, the developments of childresns eating habits, what does abnormal eating tell us about normal eating, the contextual basis for food acceptanc, food choice and food intake, marketing and consumer behaviour with respect to foods, economic influences on food choice, food choice,mood and mental performance, attitudes and belifs inf food habits, dietary change.

Download or read book Regulating Health Foods written by Jill E Hobbs and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With ageing populations, rising incomes and a growing recognition of the link between diet and health, consumers are interested in new food products, supplements and ingredients with purported health benefits. The food industry has responded with new f

Download or read book Consumers Perceptions of Health Claims in Functional Foods written by Osilamah Solomon Imhomoh and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of functional foods is still evolving, as new products are launched on a regular basis. This sector of the food industry is growing due to the relationship between food and health. This book presents a concise review of functional food concepts, market trends and functional ingredients that makes the food "functional." It also examines some of the health claims and regulatory issues in some selected countires. The factors that may influence functional food choices and new product development were carefully reviewed. This book is written to demystify the concepts of functional foods, with the final consumers in mind. This book is relevant to students interested in functional food marketing and for investors in food business who may want to develop food products in this category of food in the food industry.

Download or read book Does the Consumer Really Care written by Stephen J. Fallows and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exploration of the Consumption Awareness Understanding and Motivating Factors Related to Functional Foods in Older Adults written by Meagan N. Vella and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Functional Food Product Development written by Jim Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to an August 2009 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the United States market for functional foods in 2007 was US$ 27 billion. Forecasts of growth range from between 8.5% and 20% per year, or about four times that of the food industry in general. Global demand by 2013 is expected to be about $100 billion. With this demand for new products comes a demand for product development and supporting literature for that purpose. There is a wealth of research and development in this area and great scope for commercialization, and this book provides a much-needed review of important opportunities for new products, written by authors with in-depth knowledge of as yet unfulfilled health-related needs. This book addresses functional food product development from a number of perspectives: the process itself; health research that may provide opportunities; idea creation; regulation; and processes and ingredients. It also features case studies that illustrate real product development and commercialization histories. Written for food scientists and technologists, this book presents practical information for use in functional food product development. It is an essential resource for practitioners in functional food companies and food technology centres and is also of interest to researchers and students of food science. Key features: A comprehensive review of the latest opportunities in this commercially important sector of the food industry Includes chapters highlighting functional food opportunities for specific health issues such as obesity, immunity, brain health, heart disease and the development of children. New technologies of relevance to functional foods are also addressed, such as emulsion delivery systems and nanoencapsulation. Includes chapters on product design and the use of functional ingredients such as antioxidants, probiotics and prebiotics as well as functional ingredients from plant and dairy sources Specific examples of taking products to market are provided in the form of case studies e.g. microalgae functional ingredients Part of the Functional Food Science and Technology book series (Series Editor: Fereidoon Shahidi)

Download or read book FDA consumer nutrition knowledge study written by United States. Food and Drug Administration. Bureau of Foods. Division of Consumer Studies and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Healthy Dining written by Yu, Xi (Ph. D. in consumer science) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, consumers are becoming more health-conscious and increasingly seeking healthful menu options. To understand consumers' decision-making about healthy food choices, the current dissertation explores marketing strategies that effectively promote healthy food within restaurant settings in a series of three experimental studies. Study 1 used a between-subjects experiment to investigate how expressive aesthetics influence consumer evaluations of organic food (vs. conventional food). The findings reveal that the expressive aesthetics strategy is effective for marketing conventional, non-organic food; however, such a strategy decreases consumers' purchase intention when the food is described as organic. Furthermore, an investigation into the underlying psychological mechanism uncovers that anticipated pleasure and food temptation serially mediate the impact of expressive aesthetics and food type on purchase intention. Study 2 investigated the effectiveness of assertive ad language in persuading consumers to purchase organic food. The findings indicate that restaurants advertise organic food with assertive language will lead to more favorable responses, but not conventional food. In addition, perceived brand competence is the psychological mechanism that mediates the effect of ad language on consumers' purchase intention. Study 3 further explored how pricing strategy influences consumer purchase intention toward small plates. The findings demonstrate that small plates using nonrounded pricing will lead to a higher level of purchase intention, and such iii an effect is attenuated for regular-sized food. Price fairness is the underlying mechanism explaining the pricing strategy for small plates. Theoretical and managerial contributions are discussed.

Download or read book Consumers Approach to Eating Healthily Key Drivers Barriers and Other Factors Affecting Food Choice written by Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association and published by . This book was released on with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of diet in promoting good health is receiving considerable attention. Various surveys have been conducted to ascertain what consumers understand about the role of diet in health and major initiatives have been launched to encourage consumers to choose 'healthy foods' and develop 'healthy eating' habits. In order to develop new products that meet consumers' requirements, companies are also trying to assess consumer attitudes to diet and health, and in particular to understand what motivates or prevents consumers from making healthy choices. This review takes stock of what is known about consumers' approach to healthy eating - paying particular attention to the factors that affect consumer choice. Pulling together information from a wide range of sources - including consumer surveys and market research, primary scientific literature, trade press, discussion papers, web sources and official publications - the review considers the various definitions of 'healthy foods', looks at reasons why consumers select such foods, explores the main barriers that discourage consumers from picking these options, and looks at wider factors that influence food choice. The references section provides the details necessary to explore the source information further. This review will be of interest to anyone following the debate on diet and health, and particularly those in industry involved in the development, reformulation, production and marketing of 'healthy eating' products.

Download or read book What Impact Do Attitudes and Lifestyle Have on Functional Foods Consumption written by Merei Rizzonelli and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: In the last decades, the concept of functional foods has become more popular, as people expect food to help them improve or maintain their health. Therefore, many studies have been done in order to understand consumers' perceptions and motivations behind functional food consumption. The factors influencing consumers to buy functional foods are many: demographics, perceived healthiness, combination of carrier and enrichment, taste, and lifestyle are just the most important and investigated. In particular, it emerged that functional foods are differently perceived according to the country examined. It also emerged that functional foods have a controversia( double face: if from one point of view they could be a helpful innovation for keeping people healthy, from the other people may consider functional foods as a panacea for ali their problems. Purpose: The purpose of this study will be to investigate consumers' attitudes toward FFs in two different countries: Germany and Italy. By doing so, it will be possible to compare FFs consumption and perceptions in order to understand whether cultural differences have an impact on the results. In addition, respondents' attitudes toward FFs will be considered along with their Health Attentiveness, a variable resulted from the combination of both Health Consciousness and Lifestyle, with the purpose to test whether people with different lifestyle have a diverse engagement with FFs. Methodology: To answer the research question, a quantitative study will be developed. Data will be collected through an online questionnaire that will test respondents' consumption of functional foods along with their attitudes toward these products and their health attentiveness. The analysis will focus only on two European countries: Germany and Italy. The data collected will then be analyzed according to the PLS-SEM method, in order to understand the correlation between attitudes and functional food consumption. Moreover, in order to understand whether people with different health attentiveness, have a different perception of functional foods, a multi-group analysis will be employed.

Download or read book Changing Families Changing Food written by P. Jackson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-08-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaching family through the lens of food, this book provides a new perspective on the diversity of contemporary family life, challenging received ideas about the decline of the family meal, the individualization of food choice and the relationship between professional advice on healthy eating and the everyday practices of 'doing family'.