Consumption of sheep and goat milk ice cream - a survey of young consumers

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate consumer behaviour in relation to the consumption of ice cream, sheep and goat milk and finally ice cream made from sheep and goat milk, as well as consumer attitudes towards ice cream made from sheep and goat milk. The survey was conducted on a sample of 366 younger respondents. The questionnaire consisted of 22 questions. Only 19 respondents have tried ice cream made from sheep/goat milk. The respondents who did not like ice cream made from sheep/goat milk listed the inappropriate taste, smell and consistency as reasons. Those who had not yet tried sheep/goat milk ice cream showed moderate willingness to consume such ice cream in the future. The respondents expressed a neutral attitude towards ice cream made from sheep/goat milk. The intrinsic characteristics of ice cream are more important than the extrinsic characteristics. The most important intrinsic characteristics of ice cream for the respondents were taste and quality, and the most important extrinsic characteristics were price-quality ratio and the price of ice cream. The results of this study provide valuable insights that can be used to increase the consumption of sheep/goat milk and sheep/goat milk-based ice cream.