Consumer characteristics influencing fast food consumption in Turkey

Akbay, Cuma; Tiryaki, Gülgün Yıldız; Gül, Aykut

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.05.007

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“…The major changes in the lifestyle, education, income, and consumption patterns of Turkish consumers in the last two decades encouraged consumers Acta Alimentaria 43,2014 to eat out. Although the fast food is not cheap, many young Turkish people consider fast food restaurants as social and proper places of meeting and eating out (AKBAY et al, 2007). The growing number of fast food chains and restaurants in newly established shopping centres and hypermarket complexes are evidence of this newly emerging demand.…”

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Effect of gender on fast-food consumption habits of high school and university students in Tekirdag, Turkey

Kayışoğlu¹,

Içöz²

2014

Acta Alimentaria

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In this research, the effect of gender on fast-food consumption has been studied to determine fast-food consumption habits with a survey given to 900 people including Tekirdag city centre high school students and Namık Kemal University students. Also, the relationship between fast-food consumption and overweight, and whether the students have trust for hygiene applications of fast food producing and service enterprises has been studied. 900 people in total were involved in this research (459 females and 441 males). According to the results of the survey, a signifi cant relationship between gender and fast-food choice type, portion size, consumption frequency, trust for complying hygiene rules, the need of being informed about food security, being affected by commercials, food poisoning and the reaction to it, and not consuming fast-food has been found.Many Turkish adolescents are becoming increasingly more westernized and have greater convenience when they eat out. Fast-food type nutrition which is popular among children and teenagers contains defi cient or excess nutrients. High schools and universities are appropriate establishments for students to gain correct nutritional habits. This research has been planned to determine fast-food preferences of different gender.

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Effect of gender on fast-food consumption habits of high school and university students in Tekirdag, Turkey

Kayışoğlu¹,

Içöz²

2014

Acta Alimentaria

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“…Istanbul is a large metropolitan area, and as such, it is home to a large diversity of cultures and ethnic groups. The sample size was determined by an ungrouped, one-stage random, likelihood sampling method based on the number of households (Collins 1986;Akbay, Tiryaki, and Gul 2007):…”

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Analysis of Factors Influencing Organic Fruit and Vegetable Purchasing in Istanbul, Turkey

Oraman

Unakıtan

2010

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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This article examines the influences on the purchasing decisions of fruit and vegetable consumers and presents findings from a survey conducted with 385 respondents living in urban areas in Istanbul, Turkey. It uses a binary logistic model to estimate factor effects in organic fruit and vegetable purchasing in Turkey. The results indicate that concern for human health and safety is a key factor that influences consumer preferences for organic food. Findings will help organic product suppliers understand the key factors influencing consumer purchasing and consumption behaviors.

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“…Consumers are not abstract individuals tirelessly receiving information and absorbing all of the data conveyed to them, even without knowing exactly why they are necessary. There are some important parameters in this relation, such as the amount of information and methods of presentation (KIMURA et al, 2008), religion (JUST et al, 2007), size of the family, presence and preferences of the children in the households, concept of health (AKBAY et al, 2007), convenience and humor (PRESCOTT et al, 2002, POHJANHEIMO et al, 2010. …”

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“…Studies carried out by Prescott et al (2002), Akbay et al (2007), Sveinsdóttir et al (2009), Honkanen and Frewer (2009) and Ares et al (2010) aimed to analyze the behavior of consumers regarding several food products and to understand the factors that determine selection of different foods. These factors are related not only to food sensory aspects but also to individual experiences, demographic characteristics, culture, health, price and convenience (ENNEKING et al 2007).…”

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