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Consumers and food: Understanding and shaping consumer behaviour

Code: 9781801463546
Publication Date: 14/11/2023
Extent: 332 pages
Series No: 144

Edited by: Professor Marian Garcia Martinez, The University of Kent, UK

Description

In recent years, consumers have become increasingly interested not just in price and quality but in where and how food is produced. However, these changes to consumer attitudes have highlighted a considerable gap between intention and actual purchasing behaviour, particularly where ethical and environmental issues are concerned.

Consumers and food: Understanding and shaping consumer behaviour reviews what we know about changing food purchasing behaviours so that farmers, food manufacturers, retailers and policymakers can better meet and influence customer needs and expectations. The book reviews existing models of customer behaviour such as dual process and neuroscience approaches.

The book also considers contemporary issues such as regional and cultural influences on consumer purchasing behaviour, as well as how consumers assess attributes such as food origins and sustainability.

Key Features

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the contemporary issues which have influenced consumer behaviour, such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, online marketing and purchasing, as well as the use of loyalty schemes
  • Addresses the need to understand consumer attitudes to new technologies and sustainability issues in agricultural production, welfare issues in livestock production and fair trade products
  • Considers the regional, cultural and generational factors which can influence consumer purchasing behaviour, including geographic location, gender and age

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Table of Contents

Part 1 Understanding consumer attitudes and patterns of behaviour

  • 1.Using duality models to understand how consumers process information about food and nutrition: Steffen Jahn, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; and Yasemin Boztuğ, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany;
  • 2.Neuropsychology of consumer food choice: Gordon R. Foxall, Cardiff University, UK and Reykjavik University, Iceland; Oscar Robayo-Pinzon, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia; and Sandra Rojas-Berrio, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia;
  • 3.Geographical patterns of food-purchasing behaviour: the example of sub-Saharan Africa: John Kuada, African Business Education & Research, Denmark;
  • 4.Sustainable food consumption attitudes and behavior: generational cohort differences: Irene (Eirini) Kamenidou, International Hellenic University, Greece; and George Menexes and Stergios Gkitsas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;
  • 5.Behavioural change towards sustainable food consumption: Réka Rozsnyói and Getachew Abate Kassa, Technical University of Munich, Germany;

Part 2 Product attributes

  • 6.Understanding consumer perceptions and attitudes towards nutrition labels and health claims in food: Joe Bogue and Lana Repar, University College Cork, Ireland;
  • 7.Trends in consumer preference for locally sourced food products: Matthew Gorton and Barbara Tocco, Newcastle University, UK; Péter Csillag, Eco-Sensus Research and Communication Non-profit Ltd., Hungary; Jelena Filipović, University of Belgrade, Serbia; and John White, University of Plymouth, UK;
  • 8.The effects of consumer perception of food safety and quality in food purchase decisions: Anne Wilcock, University of Guelph, Canada; Kathryn Boys, North Carolina State University, USA; and Brita Ball, University of Guelph, Canada;
  • 9.Understanding consumer attitudes to organic food: using profile deviation analysis for consumer benchmarking: Tatiana Anisimova, Linnaeus University, Sweden; and Felix T. Mavondo, Monash University, Australia;
  • 10.Understanding consumer attitudes to environmental sustainability issues in agricultural and food production: Caroline Saunders, Tim Driver and Meike Guenther, Lincoln University, New Zealand;
About the Editor(s)

Dr Marian Garcia Martinez is Professor of Marketing and Innovation and Dean of the Business School at the University of Kent, UK. She is internationally known for her research on open innovation management and product development by businesses working collaboratively with customers. Professor Garcia Martinez is also Director of Kent Business School Open Innovation Network and has worked with businesses and public sector on customer-driven business model innovation. Her publications include a recent book on open innovation in the food and beverage industry, which has become the key reference for innovation scholars and practitioners in the Food Industry.

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