Polish consumer food choices and beliefs about organic food
Polish consumer food choices and beliefs about organic food
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DOI:
10.1108/00070701111097385
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发表时间:
2011-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
S. Żakowska-Biemans
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作者:
S. Żakowska-Biemans
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine consumers' motives for food choice and to reveal beliefs about organic food.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on results of a survey conducted on a sample of 1,010 Polish consumers. The questionnaire included items to identify food choice motives, attributes of organic food and barriers to buy organic products. The data collected was analyzed with SPSS 15.0 using descriptive statistics and carrying out two step cluster analysis to identify consumers' segments. To get better insight into factors decisive to organic food consumption, the segments were profiled according to declared consumption of organic food.Findings – Sensory factors were the most important motives for food choice, followed by price and safety. Consumers with convenience and price orientation in their food choices were less inclined to buy organic products while consumers open to novelties and willing to try new foods more often declared to buy organic products. Polish consu...