Influences of packaging attributes on consumer purchase decisions for fresh produce

Koutsimanis, Georgios; Getter, Kristin L.; Behe, Bridget K.; Harte, J.B.; Almenar, Eva

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2012.05.012

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“…The consumption of berries in Italy is still low compared to that in the UK, where they represent 7.6% of the total purchased fruit [16] with a market penetration of 50% and an average of 10.4 annual purchases per family. Berries are considered a specialty in Italy.…”

Section: Trends and Aspects Of The Consumption Of Raspberries And Blumentioning

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Exploring Perceptions of Raspberries and Blueberries by Italian Consumers

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Consumers can be important active contributors to a sustainable society by selecting foods that are produced respecting environmental and socially ethical standards. In the fruit sector, sustainability issues are often associated with imprecisely defined concepts such as "locally grown", "freshness" and "local product". This study has investigated raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) and blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) purchases in order to identify how berry fruits choice attributes are ranked by consumers in two Italian Regions, using a choice experiment (best-worst methodology). Twelve attributes-that indirectly refer to the concept of environmental sustainability-have been investigated. According to the preferences expressed by our sample of retail purchasers (n = 669), the results show that the reasons for the purchase of berries are associated with numerous parameters among which freshness and product origin are the most important and price was not ranked as so relevant. These findings indirectly testify the consumer attention towards the sustainability of local production and the link between sustainability and territory. Therefore, we can presume that the improvement of consumer familiarity with attributes such as "locally grown" and "local product" could support more eco-friendly consumption of raspberries and blueberries.

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Section: Trends and Aspects Of The Consumption Of Raspberries And Blumentioning

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Exploring Perceptions of Raspberries and Blueberries by Italian Consumers

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“…Laureati et al (2014) and Mustonen et al (2009) built on existing evidence and showed that safety perception is also connected to product familiarity. Last but not least, Koutsimanis et al, (2012) concluded on the importance of the materials adopted for the packaging.…”

Section: Fruits and Vegetablesmentioning

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Emerging trends in European food, diets and food industry

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Understanding how an adequate food security may be determined, how nutritional intakes evolve over time and are influenced by global dynamics are few of the questions scholars are trying to answer. In addition, a great interest is devoted to the changes in consumers' preferences and expectations as well as to the analysis of food innovations and their impact on the global market.We review the recent and emerging trends in food supply chains of selected sectors (fruits and vegetables, meat, and seafood), and deepen on emerging trends in the food industry. By presenting the evidence provided by the literature and emphasizing the unresolved research questions, we offer a critical view of future directions that should be followed by research agenda.

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“…If this is true for the majority of the food supply chains, for fruit and for highly perishable products in particular, it is necessary to deal with a series of important aspects such as long production timescales, the seasonal nature, the quality changes between producers and lots, short delivery times and the need for special packaging [83][84][85].…”

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Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

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Abstract:The growing trend market of fresh products is driven by a consumer oriented to new lifestyles and environmental issues. The berries market in Europe represents a good example of a consumer driven supply chain, due to the capacity to answer all the sequences of the system. To explore the process developed by fruit growers' associated groups in Italy, the research is organized into four stages. The first stage provides a review of the organization of the fresh fruit supply chain (FFSC) and the need to innovate it in light of the driven demand. The second section focuses on the innovation displayed towards storing, managing and maintaining the quality of fruit during the supply. The third section considers the case study. The manuscript concludes by summarising the main results and discussing the implications for future research. The use of a modified active packaging system (MAP) with "green" films has enabled the maintenance of the quality of the fruits for two months, as well as the presence of the company blueberries market for longer periods, and has finally led to improving the exports, thus reaching new European countries, increasing the turnover of the associated group and better remuneration for the fruit growers as a consequence.

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Influences of packaging attributes on consumer purchase decisions for fresh produce

Cited by 161 publications

References 25 publications

Exploring Perceptions of Raspberries and Blueberries by Italian Consumers

Exploring Perceptions of Raspberries and Blueberries by Italian Consumers

Emerging trends in European food, diets and food industry

Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

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