Food Purchases Research Articles

The Study of Factors Affecting the Purchasing of Healthy Food Among Working Age Groups Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon

The objectives of this research are to study 1) the importance of factors of the marketing mix in purchasing healthy food, 2) the level of importance of factors in purchasing healthy food among working-age consumers of Chotiwet Center, and 3) the factors of the marketing mix that affects the purchasing healthy food among working-age consumers of the Chotiwet Center. It is quantitative research. An online questionnaire was collected from a sample of 103 purposively randomised. Statistics include mean, percentage, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The research found that most respondents were female, aged 36-45 years, had a bachelor's degree, and had an income of 15,001 - 30,000 baht. Factors in the marketing mix (4Ps) found that consumers in the working age group of Chotiwet Center give importance to marketing factors in purchasing healthy food, arranged in order from price, distribution channel, product side, and sales promotion. The importance level of factors in purchasing healthy food is in order of delicious taste, followed by the convenience of consumption/ease of buying, and price of healthy food. Moreover, the trend towards healthy food, such as vegetable smoothies, was the last. It was found that all aspects of marketing mix factors, including product, price, distribution channels, and sales promotion, affect the choice of healthy food among consumers in this age group with statistical significance at the .05 level.

Sustainable Development Goals and The Role of Food Banks in Fighting Hunger and Food Waste in the State of Paraná-Brazil

Objective: This article aims to analyze how food banks in the state of Paraná, Brazil, contribute to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Theoretical framework: Reducing food waste is essential for reducing environmental, social and economic impacts and contributes directly to achieving SDGs 2 and 12. Food banks make a significant contribution to directing food that has no commercial value, but is suitable for human consumption, to the food and nutrition insecure population. Method: The methods used were descriptive, bibliographical and a multiple case study, with semi-structured interviews with food bank managers. Results and conclusion: The results show that SDGs 2 and 12 have been directly met. Specifically, in relation to targets 2.1 and 2.2, the practices seek to allocate food to people who are food and nutrition insecure (children, the elderly, hospitals and care homes). As for meeting target 12.3, there is a very intense movement by food banks to combat food waste, in order to increase food collection from donors, raise awareness among the population about the problems of food waste, support family farming with food purchases and, internally, develop minimum processing practices for food at an advanced stage of ripeness. Research implications: This study contributes by demonstrating the practices developed by food banks that come closer to the SDGs and favor the development of a fairer and more sustainable society. Originality/value: This study proposed bringing SDGs 2 and 12 closer to the role played by food banks, adding value to scientific knowledge.

Could trust narrow the intention‐behavior gap in eco‐friendly food consumption? Evidence from China

AbstractThere exists a potential gap between individual intention to purchase eco‐products and their actual purchase behaviors, which contributes to low eco‐friendly consumption. The study investigates the intention‐behavior gap in eco‐friendly food consumption, and how consumer trust affects the gap. We focus on consumer trust in eco‐friendly food regulator, manufacturer, certifier, and farmer. Evidence from Chinese consumers reveals that individuals with low trust in the certifier have high intention to purchase green food but fail to make actual purchases. Trust in the manufacturer is positively associated with actual purchases of organic food regardless of intention. We also find that trust exerts the greater impact in bridging the intention‐behavior gap among female, younger, more educated, and more environmentally conscious consumers. Our findings highlight the importance of consumer trust in the certifier and manufacturer. Implications for promoting eco‐friendly food consumption are discussed.

МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПОДХОДЫ К ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИИ И ИЗМЕРЕНИЮ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ ДЕТЕРМИНАНТЫ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОГО ЗДОРОВЬЯ

The search for dependencies of public health characteristics and economic indicators is practically an urgent task of public health. The purpose of the study is to analyze methodological approaches to the identification and measurement of economic determinants of public health. Materials and methods of research. The existing approaches to the identification and measurement of the economic determi-nants of public health are used as materials. In total, four approaches were studied: assessment of the level of disposable income per household member; assessment of the structure of expenses, in particu-lar the proportion of expenses for the purchase of food; subjective assessment of housing conditions; subjective assessment of the financial situation. An analytical method was used in the research pro-cess. The analysis was carried out in terms of the complexity of using the approach and the results of its use in other public health studies. Conclusion. Four methodological approaches to the identification and measurement of economic determinants of public health have been identified. None of these ap-proaches is optimal and devoid of methodological difficulties when using it. In any case, it is not pos-sible to avoid subjectivity in the assessment. However, human behavior and his attitude to his health, in particular, is determined precisely by subjective perception, and not by clearly defined and verifia-ble objective economic characteristics. Therefore, the use of such information in the study of the in-fluence of economic determinants on public health indicators is quite acceptable, and the most appro-priate approach seems to be to use several approaches with further comparative analysis of the results obtained.

How personal and social-focused values shape the purchase intention for organic food: Cross-country comparison between Thailand and Germany

Organic food contributes to environmental sustainability and is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, although it is generally more expensive than conventionally produced food. Rather different sets of values and motivations are driving consumers' purchase intentions in mature compared with emerging organic food markets. To inquire about similarities and differences in consumers' motives our qualitative, comparative study employs a series of in-depth interviews with organic-food-store clients in Germany and Thailand from February to May 2021. The analysis applied means-end chain (MEC) theory to map the mental decision-making processes. Results were interpreted and compared referring to the Schwartz Theory of Basic Human Value (STV). The findings show a rather similar values base of both samples in terms of the relevance of ‘quality of personal life’ and ‘personal well-being’. Substantial differences emerged in the Germans high emphasis on the values ‘health of environment’ and ‘social responsibility’ which were absent in Thailand, while Thais put great importance on the ‘responsibility for family’. Focusing on the five most important values in each country, we conclude a more personal-focused value system in Thailand, respectively a rather social-focused one in Germany. This paper contributes to the literature as it is one of the few qualitative studies on organic food purchase intention using MEC and STV and the first one conducted in Thailand. The findings provide valuable insights for producers and marketers to better address German and Thai consumers' needs to influence their purchase intention towards organic food consumption.

Jual Beli dengan Konsep All You Can Eat dalam Pandangan Tokoh Dewan Syariah Nasional-Majelis Ulama Indonesia (DSN-MUI)

The development of the buying and selling transaction model is inevitable, so studies in the perspective of islamic law need to continually conducted to ensure that the buying and selling transactions of society do not violate the provisions of the shari’a. buyying and selling food with the concept of “all you can eat” need to be studied because it contains provisions that are different from the concept of buying and selling food in general. The purpose of this study is to find out how the opinions of DSN MUI figures about buying and selling food with the concept of “all you can eat”. The results of this study present the views of several DSN-MUI figures regarding the practice of buying and selling with the concept of all you can eat. The provision of fines and limits on eating at all you can eat restaurants by the characters in this study is stated to be permissible with their various points of view. While the indication of gharar by some figures is stated as “gharar yasir”, and some state that the existence of gharar in buying and selling is not allowed.

Modeling social coupon redemption decisions of consumers in food industry: A machine learning perspective

Social couponing is a growing promotional phenomenon in the service industry. However, since the conversion rate of distributed coupons into coupons redeemed for purchase is relatively low, there is a need to understand the redemption decisions of consumers. Lower conversion rates lead businesses to lose both customers and profits. Previous studies have typically focused on social couponing from a business perspective, without exploring factors from the customer's end. The current study explores the factors influencing customers' decision to redeem coupons and highlights the interrelationships between the factors. Data were collected from 353 online customers on their redemption experiences during their food purchases. Structural equation modeling was performed to examine the significance of the factors and establish the predictability of customers' redemption decisions. We then explored different machine learners to identify the best-fitting models for customers' redemption decisions. Results showed that the prediction accuracy of the decision-tree-based models was the highest. These models delineate the role of influencers in various redemption aspects and validate the mediation effects of perceived risk, deal proneness, referral, and consumption frequency. The study also highlights future research areas in the social couponing domain.

Perspectives on healthy eating practices and acceptance of WIC-approved foods among parents of young children enrolled in WIC.

The prevalence of childhood obesity remains high in the United States, particularly among children living in low-income households. Diet quality plays an important role in obesity prevention, particularly among mothers as they serve as role models. Those served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) receive nutrient-rich foods aimed at increasing diet quality, yet redemption is low. Digital interventions targeting WIC parents show potential for behavior change and could be used for childhood obesity prevention. This study describes the formative research conducted to understand perspectives on healthy eating practices, acceptance of WIC-approved foods, and preferences for the use of digital tools to improve the purchasing and consumption of WIC-approved foods to improve diet quality. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 WIC parents and caregivers. A variety of definitions for and misconceptions about healthy eating exist among WIC caregivers. Most purchased foods were fruits, vegetables, milk, cheese, and eggs and the least purchased foods were yogurt and peanut butter. The biggest facilitator for purchasing WIC-approved foods was the preference of children and caregivers, whereas the biggest barrier was children's picky eating behaviors. Most caregivers reported using their phone to get nutrition information. Most caregivers reported their interest in receiving weekly text messages and indicated preferences about receiving recipes. A text messaging program that includes sending weekly messages, recipes, and nutrition tips is hypothesized to improve diet quality and increase redemption of WIC-approved foods.

TIME HELP FROM ADULT CHILDREN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: VARIATION BY PARENTS’ COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING

Abstract Many older adults in the U.S. do not live with adult children but have at least one adult child living nearby. Help from adult children is vital for supporting the health and well-being of older adults. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to maintain physical distancing and the fear of infection may cause disruptions in older adults’ activities of daily living but the extent to which nonresident adult children provide help with household tasks is largely unknown. This paper uses data from the 2018 and 2020 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to assess whether adult children responded to their parents’ pandemic-specific needs by helping them with shopping for groceries, errands, rides, or chores (i.e., time help). Preliminary analysis shows that parents who had trouble buying food (even with the money) were more likely to receive time help from their nonresident adult children. Not only was time help much more common among older adults with children living nearby than older adults without any child living nearby but adult children living nearby also were more responsive to parents’ pandemic-specific needs than children who lived farther away. Additional analysis indicates an overall increase in time help from adult children in response to functional limitations between 2018 and 2020, suggesting that the pandemic may have increased family care more broadly. Because older adults with cognitive limitations may be particularly vulnerable during the pandemic, we will further examine whether pandemic-specific needs and time help from nonresident adult children differed depending on older adults’ cognitive functioning.

ANALISIS HUKUM EKONOMI SYARIAH TERHADAP KEHALALAN PRODUK MAKANAN ONLINE TANPA SERTIFIKAT HALAL MUI

This article aims to explain the results of the author's analysis of the implementation of halal certificates on food products sold online, inhibiting and supporting factors for the application of halal certificates to food sold online, and the impact of Sharia economic law on the haleness of food products sold online without halal certificates. The results of the 2021 survey on e-commerce statistics show that the types of goods and services sold the most online in Lampung are food and beverage groups, totaling 40.86 percent of all businesses sampled by e-commerce. The rapid progress of buying and selling food online has become an additional task for halal certificate implementation agencies in providing security and comfort, especially for Muslim consumers in Indonesia, so they can consume halal food that is traded online. The research methodology that the author uses is qualitative in terms of the type of research documentation, interviews, and observations. The author goes directly to the field to conduct observations and interviews with primary data derived from the results of interviews with the BPJPH task force and LPPOM MUI. The results of the study show that there are no special strategies for food sold online. Supporting factors include the existence of institutions assisting the halal product process for MSME business actors. The inhibiting factor is that there is no direct regulation of cooperation with online business application server managers, a lack of public understanding of halal certificates, Analysis of Sharia Economic Law on the haleness of food products sold online: the haleness of products sold online or offline without MUI halal certificates are categorized as syubhat. According to Imam Nawawi, doing syubhat is form of underestimating.the.law.without.realizing.that.they.have.done.haram.

Your pet and god: A religious case on the antecedents of pet food buying behavior

Religion is one of the most important aspects for Indonesians. The relationship between religion and pet food buying behavior may seem absurd at first, but this research has shown that religion indeed plays a definitive role in the outcome of Indonesian’s pet food buying habits. The paper researched the relationships between how close one is with their pets, the presence of religious cues in pet food packaging, on the propensity to purchase pet food, all the while keeping religion in mind using the theory of planned behavior. This study uses the services of an online survey from Google Forms and extracted Indonesian samples of 111 respondents living or working in Jakarta and its vicinity. It was found that there is an insignificant direct relationship between pet attachment and propensity to purchase pet food, but there are significant relationships between the mediating relation of using religious cues in pet food packaging with pet attachment and pet owner’s religion. This paper lays a foundation of explaining the context of religion and pet food buying for future researchers to refer to.

Association Between Household Online Grocery Delivery Service Use and Food and Drink Purchase Behavior in England: Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Online grocery delivery services (OGDSs) are a popular way of acquiring food. However, it is unclear whether OGDS use is associated with the healthiness of purchases and whether there are sociodemographic differences in OGDS use. If so, the increased prevalence of OGDS use may have implications for population diet, and differential OGDS use could contribute to diet inequalities. This study aimed to examine whether OGDS use varies by sociodemographic characteristics and is associated with the amount and types of groceries purchased. Item-level take-home food and drink purchase data (n=3,233,920 items) from households in London and the North of England were available from the 2019 UK Kantar fast-moving consumer goods panel (N=1911). Purchases were categorized as being bought online or in-store. We used logistic regression to estimate the likelihood of an above-median frequency of OGDS use by sociodemographic characteristics. We used Poisson regression to estimate the differences in energy and nutrients purchased by households that had above- and below-median OGDS use and the proportion of energy purchased from products high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) online versus in-store among households that used both shopping methods (n=665). In total, 668 (35%) households used OGDSs at least once in 2019. Of the households that used OGDSs, the median use was 5 occasions in 2019. Households were more likely to have above-median use in London versus in the North of England (odds ratio 1.29, 95% CI 1.01-1.65) and if they had a higher annual household income (odds ratio 1.56, 95% CI 1.02-2.38 for ≥£50,000 [US $64,000] vs <£20,000 [$25,600]). Households with above-median OGDS use had a higher weekly mean purchase of energy by 1461 (95% CI 1448-1474) kcal per person compared with households with below-median OGDS use. For households that used a combination of in-store and online shopping, HFSS products made up a lower proportion (-10.1%, 95% CI -12% to -8.1%) of energy purchased online compared to in-store. Differences in grocery purchases between households with above- and below-median OGDS use could have positive or negative consequences. The extra energy purchased among households with above-median OGDS use could lead to overconsumption or food waste, which has negative consequences for population and environmental health. Alternatively, this extra energy may be replacing out-of-home purchasing, which tends to be less healthy, and may be beneficial for the population diet. Households made fewer HFSS purchases when shopping online compared to in-store, which may be due to differences in the shopping environment or experience, such as fewer promotions and advertisements when shopping online or not having to transport and carry purchases home. As higher-income households used OGDS more frequently, the implications of this sociodemographic pattern on dietary inequalities must be explored.

Influencing factors for ready-to-cook food purchase intentions: a two-stage approach

Influencing factors for ready-to-cook food purchase intentions: a two-stage approach

Tensorial Principal Component Analysis in Detecting Temporal Trajectories of Purchase Patterns in Loyalty Card Data: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Loyalty card data automatically collected by retailers provide an excellent source for evaluating health-related purchase behavior of customers. The data comprise information on every grocery purchase, including expenditures on product groups and the time of purchase for each customer. Such data where customers have an expenditure value for every product group for each time can be formulated as 3D tensorial data. This study aimed to use the modern tensorial principal component analysis (PCA) method to uncover the characteristics of health-related purchase patterns from loyalty card data. Another aim was to identify card holders with distinct purchase patterns. We also considered the interpretation, advantages, and challenges of tensorial PCA compared with standard PCA. Loyalty card program members from the largest retailer in Finland were invited to participate in this study. Our LoCard data consist of the purchases of 7251 card holders who consented to the use of their data from the year 2016. The purchases were reclassified into 55 product groups and aggregated across 52 weeks. The data were then analyzed using tensorial PCA, allowing us to effectively reduce the time and product group-wise dimensions simultaneously. The augmentation method was used for selecting the suitable number of principal components for the analysis. Using tensorial PCA, we were able to systematically search for typical food purchasing patterns across time and product groups as well as detect different purchasing behaviors across groups of card holders. For example, we identified customers who purchased large amounts of meat products and separated them further into groups based on time profiles, that is, customers whose purchases of meat remained stable, increased, or decreased throughout the year or varied between seasons of the year. Using tensorial PCA, we can effectively examine customers' purchasing behavior in more detail than with traditional methods because it can handle time and product group dimensions simultaneously. When interpreting the results, both time and product dimensions must be considered. In further analyses, these time and product groups can be directly associated with additional consumer characteristics such as socioeconomic and demographic predictors of dietary patterns. In addition, they can be linked to external factors that impact grocery purchases such as inflation and unexpected pandemics. This enables us to identify what types of people have specific purchasing patterns, which can help in the development of ways in which consumers can be steered toward making healthier food choices.

Factors affecting consumers’ organic food purchase behavior: A systematic literature review and future research agenda

Consumers all over the world are constantly adjusting their dietary habits, and organic food has attracted consumers’ attention due to its health and safety characteristics, which makes the organic industry flourish. The factors that affect consumer decisions to purchase organic food are also of great interest to academia. However, there is a lack of systematic and thorough synthesis of the results of the existing study, which are somewhat broad and dispersed. This study aims to synthesize and analyze the existing research on the factors that influence consumers’ purchase decisions of organic food, with a focus on 51 papers extracted from the Web of Science database using the PRISMA method. First, the basic status of the selected papers was analyzed (including publication year, theory, method, and region), then three categories of significant factors were identified by comparative research of the literature as influencing customers’ organic buying behavior: customer-related, product-specific, and external factors. The result contributes to the growth of the organic food industry and aids academics in understanding the current state of consumers’ consumption behavior of organic foods. Finally, plausible gaps were explored in the existing literature and a tentative research agenda for future researchers was proposed.

Do You Really Want to Know? Exploring Desired Information Transparency for Local Food Products

Food system communicators are challenged to inform the public about food consumption in a way that addresses consumer interests and values. Consumers are increasingly concerned about the environmental risks of food production and may be seeking local food as a more sustainable option than conventional food. Online food purchasing is expanding the options and information available to consumers. Identifying the value of environmental impact measures accompanying local food online provides insight into food marketing strategies for different audiences. The purpose of this research was to predict the importance of environmental impact measures for individuals purchasing local food online given their information seeking, subjective norms, and perceived connection between local food and climate change mitigation. Data were collected using a web-based survey of 906 respondents from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Findings revealed respondents tend to think local food contributes to climate change mitigation, and environmental impact measures should account for their information seeking, subjective norms, and perceived connection between local food and climate change mitigation. Transparency about local food environmental impacts may inform consumer decision making about food consumption. This study adds to the literature on perceived risk related to agri-food systems and calls for an exploration of information seeking with online grocery purchasing.

Store-specific grocery shopping patterns and their association with objective and perceived retail food environments.

To explore store-specific grocery shopping patterns and assess associations with the objective and perceived retail food environment (RFE). This cross-sectional study used principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis to identify grocery shopping patterns and logistic regression models to assess their associations with the RFE, while adjusting for household characteristics. The Montpellier Metropolitan Area, France. To be eligible for inclusion, participants had to be 18 years of age or older and reside in the Montpellier Metropolitan Area. Analyses were carried out on 415 households. Households of cluster 'Supermarket' (49 % of households) primarily shopped at supermarkets and were less likely to live near a convenience store. Households of cluster 'Diversified' (18 %) shopped mostly at organic stores, at markets, at specialised stores, and from producers and were more likely to have a market in their activity space. Households of cluster 'Discount' (12 %) primarily shopped at discounters and were less likely to perceive a producer in their activity space. Households of cluster 'Convenience' (12 %) mostly shopped online or in convenience stores. Finally, households of cluster 'Specialized' (9 %) had high expenditures in greengrocers and in other specialised food stores and were more likely to live near a specialised food store. This study highlighted the importance of considering both perceived and objective RFE indicators, as well as assessments around the home and in activity space. Understanding how people buy food and interact with their RFE is crucial for policymakers seeking to improve urban food policies.

Food Security of Urban Agricultural Households in the Area of North Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Urban agriculture is crucial in improving food security through the diversity of food produced by urban farmers. However, there have not been many studies that discuss the food security of urban farmers of three types simultaneously, i.e., subsistence, semi-commercial, and commercial. Therefore, this study has the benefit of looking at the food security condition of urban farmer households. This research was conducted in the North Bandung area, West Java, Indonesia. A sequential mixed method was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data to determine the condition of food security in each urban farmer household. A total of 321 households were used as respondents for this study, consisting of 107 subsistence agriculture households, 107 semi-commercial agriculture households, and 107 commercial agriculture households. Our study found that the average calorie adequacy of farmer households in all urban agriculture types (subsistence, semi-commercial, and commercial) was 84.53%. Meanwhile, the proportion of household food expenditure in all urban agriculture averaged 64.78%. In relation to food security, 53.89% of respondents were included in the food-vulnerable category and only 25.86% of the urban farmer households were included in the food-secure category. The highest food security rate was found in commercial urban agriculture households, which reached 28.04%. In general, these data reflect low household food security across all types of urban agriculture. This reality can be caused by various factors, including limited resources, dependence on food purchases, and interference from external parties.

Opportunities And Challenges For Shopee Users In MSMEs

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Food values and purchase decisions in emerging markets: Empirical evidence from Kenya

Food values and purchase decisions in emerging markets: Empirical evidence from Kenya