scholarly journals Consumers’ attitudes, motives and behaviour towards organic yoghurt in Croatia

Mljekarstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Marina Tomić Maksan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Products ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Marketing ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Food Market

The organic food market is constantly growing, while organic yoghurt belongs to the category of the best-selling organic products in the dairy products group. The aim of this study was to determine consumer behaviour in the purchase and consumption of organic yoghurt, attitudes concerning organic yoghurt, and motives for organic yoghurt purchase. An online survey was conducted among organic yoghurt buyers. More than a third of respondents buy and consume organic yoghurt two to three times a month. Respondents buy most often organic yoghurt made from cow’s milk, in plastic packaging, in supermarkets and specialty stores. The most important motives for buying organic yoghurt are health, nutritional value, and food safety. Respondents have positive attitudes about organic yoghurt. The results of this research are useful for organic food producers (especially organic yoghurt producers) in planning and improving production, and also for food marketing experts in designing and implementing promotional activities.

scholarly journals ¿Es su mascota saludable? Un estudio sobre la aceptación de la comida orgánica para mascotas

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Pet Food ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Food Market ◽  
The City

Global market data indicates that pet food is on the rise, with a projection to occupy a high percentage of the mar- ket for animal products by the year 2021. Given the need for more research related to the pet-human bond from a consumer behavior perspective and the lack of knowledge related to the organic food market for pets, specifically in Medellín (Colombia), this quantitative research explores the acceptance of these products in the city. It also seeks to explore the attitudes and purchase intention towards this type of food and its relation with the humanization of pets. The online survey collected 150 responses of consumers between 18 and 65 years of age, belonging to medium and high socioeconomic levels (4, 5 and 6) in the city. Findings indicate that women have the most positive attitudes towards organic food for pets. More positive attitudes towards this type of food lead to a greater purchase intention. Regarding the level of humanization of pets, there are no significant differences among respondents. The study con- tributes to the understanding of this type of food market in the capital of Antioquia.

scholarly journals Uwarunkowania zachowań konsumentów na rynku żywności ekologicznej

2019 ◽  
Vol 19(34) (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Piotr Kułyk ◽  
Piotr Dubicki
Keyword(s):  
Food Quality ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Food Market

Understanding the changing needs of consumers is an important element of building a competitive advantage of the company. The aim of the article is to present consumer behavior on the local market of organic products. The article presents issues related to the organic food market. The concept of organic product was defined and characterized, control and certification of organic production as well as factors affecting food quality and demand for organic products were discussed. In addition, a survey was conducted on the local market to show the determinants of consumer behaviour on the organic food market. Based on the surveys carried out and the analysis of statistical data, it can be seen that the modern consumer is aware of what he is buying. The quality and composition of the product are the most important factors that influence the decision they make. Consumers are increasingly giving up the consumption of traditional food in favor of organic products.

scholarly journals Cena a gotowość do zapłaty za określone produkty ekologiczne na przykładzie mieszkańców województwa lubuskiego

2019 ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Piotr Kułyk ◽  
Mariola Michałowska
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Average Monthly Income ◽  
Quality Of Products

The development of the organic food market has resulted from, among others, an increasing consumer awareness of healthy eating, caring for their loved ones, as well as the spread of information on exceedances regarding the level of pesticides in food, standards of dioxins in meat and many other toxic chemicals. Noteworthy is also the increasing availability of organic food. An increasing number of stores have in their range of products food from organic farming, which in effect affects the increase in demand for this type of food. Consumer behaviour regarding organic products is determined not only by increasing ecological awareness, but depends on many factors, among which economic factors play an important role. Understanding the conditions of purchasing ecoproducts is crucial in the development of the organic food market. The aim of this study is, fi rstly, to identify the factors determining consumer behaviour on the market of organic products, with particular emphasis on economic factors. Secondly, establishing the relationship between the level of average monthly income per person and the number of people in the household. Undoubtedly, higher prices of organic products compared to their conventional counterparts and low income of consumers limit their purchase. The article contains the results of a survey carried out among respondents in the Lubuskie Voivodeship. The results of the study show that the higher willingness to pay results not only from the perceived quality of products, taste values, product composition, lifestyle, or fragrance values, but also from care for the natural environment and the health of both themselves and their relatives.

scholarly journals CONSUMERS ON ORGANIC FOOD MARKET – FACTORS DETERMINING THE CHOICE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Marek Angowski ◽  
Barbara Bujanowicz-Haraś
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Products ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Selection Methods ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Specific Composition ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Market Factors

The aim of the publication is to identify and evaluate the factors determining the choice of organic food products, establish links between them and decide which factors determining consumer choices on the dairy products market are the main. The analyses were based on the results of a survey conducted in 2016 on a group of 358 students. In the selection process, targeted selection methods were used. The study was carried out using the CAWI and the PAPI methods. The study uses methods of statistical analysis, including a comparative analysis of the behaviour of buyers and non-buyers of organic products and factor analysis to detect internal interdependencies between factors shaping purchasing decisions of buyers. Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the most important factors taken into consideration when choosing organic food on the dairy market are related to the characteristics of the products. According to the surveyed buyers, an organic product is a product with a specific composition, fresh and without preservatives. The remaining factors are marketing communication, sales activation and “guarantee” of quality and healthiness of products in the form of certificates, markings and product brands.

scholarly journals Organic Consumer Choices for Nutrient Labels on Dried Strawberries among Different Health Attitude Segments in Norway, Romania, and Turkey

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie L. Almli ◽  
Daniele Asioli ◽  
Celia Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Nutrition Labels ◽  
Linear Effect ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Choice Analysis ◽  
Food Market ◽  
First Time

Consumer interest towards healthy food is driving the growth of the organic food market because consumers perceive organic food products to improve their personal health. Berries have well-known health benefits and show increasing market shares in European markets. This manuscript investigates for the first time how health attitudes relate to organic consumers’ choices for nutrient labels of organic dried strawberry products. We conducted an online survey with 614 consumers from Norway, Romania, and Turkey. All participants consumed and liked strawberries and purchased organic food at least once a month. Participants filled out attitudinal questionnaires and conducted an experimental choice task featuring paired images of packaged organic dried strawberries varying in nutrients content label and other factors. The pooled sample was split into three groups of varying health attitudes for profiling and choice analysis. The results show that broad variations exist in health attitudes among Norwegian, Romanian, and Turkish organic consumers. A non-linear effect of health attitude is revealed, where a moderate health attitude is more strongly associated with the selection of products with increased nutrients content than either a low or a high health attitude. The results highlight the complexity in targeting nutrition labels to organic consumers. Finally, implications and suggestions for organic food operators are discussed along with future research avenues.

scholarly journals Consumers' perception of organic food products and organic labels in Serbia

Marketing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Jelena Filipović ◽  
Saša Veljković ◽  
Galjina Ognjanov
Keyword(s):  
Organic Food ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Managerial Implication ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
High Level

The relevance of the market of the organic products is constantly on the rise, however, consumers' awareness on this matter is still understudied. Aiming to bridge this gap, we conducted ethnographic research within 6 households in three different locations in a period of 12 months. The sample units have been selected as multi-person households in accordance with previously set criteria, including age, gender, geographic and socio-economic characteristics. Qualitative analysis as well as quantitative content analysis using NVivo software package have shown that organic has been among the most frequently mentioned words in the context of food labels, and it has been mostly taken into consideration when speaking about diary, fruit and meat products. The informants have shown high level of trust in organic labels. In line with that, we further discuss the importance of customer awareness with regard to labeling organic food products as well as positive attitudes toward labels in general, their readiness to read the labels, trust in labels and pay a higher prices when comparing with the conventional food products. Finally, we provide managerial implication of our findings and recommendations for further research.

scholarly journals Tendencje na europejskim rynku żywności ekologicznej

2017 ◽  
Vol 17(32) (3) ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Brągiel ◽  
Bogusław Ślusarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Organic Food ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Consumption Structure ◽  
Domestic Literature ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Food Market ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the article is to analyze the size of sales, consumption of organic products and trends observed on the organic food market in individual European countries – especially in the EU. The basis for the analysis was IFOAM and FIBL data from the years 2000-2015, as well as foreign and domestic literature of the subject. The following final conclusions were drawn: a greater increase in the volume of sales of organic products over the determined fifteen years is observed in Europe than in the group of countries in the European Union. The highest sale of organic products in 2014 and 2015 was achieved by Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy and Switzerland. Over the years 2005-2014, the difference in expenditure on organic food per capita in the EU in comparison to the whole of Europe has grown every single year. Taking into account the growing share of organic products in the consumption structure of modern societies, extensive research on this subject should be conducted.

scholarly journals Trends in demand on the organic food market in the European countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 07008
Author(s):  
Vasily Nechaev ◽  
Pavel Mikhailushkin ◽  
Alina Alieva
Keyword(s):  
Organic Food ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Demand Growth ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Potential Demand ◽  
Dynamic Growth ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
European Markets

The sector of organic agriculture is attractive for investment, and the organic food market demonstrates a dynamic growth. The article suggests methodological approaches to the analysis of demand trends on the organic food market based on the use of growth curves. The dynamics of changes in the consumption of organic products per capita is characterized by a sequential single passage of the stages of development (growth), the achievement of maximum indicators (saturation), recessions, and cessation of existence. As the main factors determining the rate of development and the potential consumption of organic food products per capita, the level of incomes and life of the population was considered. The potential consumption of organic food products per capita in different countries is grounded, taking into account these factors. Based on the analysis of the functions of the growth rates of the per capita demand for organic food products derived from the estimated demand growth curves, the stages of the life cycle of organic food products on the European markets were analyzed, and the exhaustion of the potential demand for organic products in all considered countries except Britain was identified. It is expected that the further expansion of organic food production in the European producer countries will be facilitated by the reorientation to new markets actively importing this product (China, Russia, Japan, and Singapore).

Segmentation of organic food buyers: an emergent market perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almir Peštek ◽  
Emir Agic ◽  
Merima Cinjarevic
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Latent Class Model ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Segmentation Approach ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Organic Food Industry

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to obtain empirical understanding of organic food buyers in the context of emergent organic food market (i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina) by using a segmentation approach. Design/methodology/approach A self-administrated online survey was carried out among organic food buyers (n=202) using the snowball sampling technique. Measurement items were mainly adapted from the prior studies. Findings The authors analysed the heterogeneity of organic food buyers with latent class model. Four distinct latent classes (i.e. segments) of organic food buyers were identified. Those segments were named as enthusiastic social-seekers, enthusiastic moralists, hostile seldom shoppers, and hostile heavy shoppers. Originality/value Though the study was exploratory, the identified segments of organic food buyers can enhance our knowledge about differing characteristics of organic food buyers in the context of the country where the organic food industry is in the early stages of development. The findings of this study will give organic food producers and marketers a much better framework for making product, pricing, distribution and marketing communications decision. Moreover, the identification of organic food consumer profiles will provide an insight into how policymakers should tailor their public policy and strategies to expand the size of the organic food market.

scholarly journals Consumer Versus Organic Products in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Barriers to Market Development

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (17) ◽  
pp. 5566
Author(s):  
Magdalena Śmiglak-Krajewska ◽  
Julia Wojciechowska-Solis
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Distribution Channel ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Market Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Pca Analysis ◽  
Health Value ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Organic Products

The main objective of this study was to determine the behavior of the Polish consumer of organic products during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify preferred channels of distribution of organic products in the situation of restricted freedom of movement as well as to assess what information displayed on the labels of organic food was most important to the customer. The research was conducted on a sample of 1108 respondents with the use of CAWI technique collected in an online survey carried out in February–August 2020. To analyze the obtained results, cluster analysis, linear regression model and duplication method were used to verify the substitute channels for purchasing organic goods. The pandemic has intensified the health value of consumers when making decisions about choosing food products. Consumers are sensitive shoppers who read the content of the labels and pay attention to the ingredients of the products they buy. The price is also of significant importance for consumers; however, it is less important than, for example, the expiration date of the purchased product. With the use of PCA analysis, it was possible to identify 18 factors that could be divided into three segments: marketing, practical and sensory. The proposed factors, according to the respondents, had an effect on the purchase of organic products by Polish consumers. Regarding the preferred purchasing channels, the Internet is becoming more and more important. Almost one-quarter of the respondents confirmed that they bought organic products via the above-mentioned distribution channel. Nearly 17% of the surveyed consumers considered the Internet to be an alternative way of doing their shopping. The results obtained in the research can be used in the sector of organic food producers to design marketing strategies and to adapt their offer to the proposed four groups of purchasers of organic products: eco-activists, eco-dietitians, eco-traditionalists, eco-innovators.

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