What are the ‘shape friendly’ locations to sell misshapen tomatoes? The effect of point of purchase on consumers’ abnormality perception and probability to buy

Vermeir, Iris; Petrescu, Dacinia Crina; Petrescu-Mag, Ruxandra Mălina

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.104809

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“…The evolution of the relationship between humans and food is another important cause of food waste at the individual level. The lack of a connection between people and their food, coupled with consumerist practices [73] and 'ugly food' rejection [74], marks the decrease in the overall value that people attribute to food. The rise in income and the widespread availability of food (quantity and variety), as a result of the capitalistic, competitive market, are some of the reasons for these behaviors.…”

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Determinants of Food Waste in Cluj-Napoca (Romania): A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach

Archip

Banatean-Dunea

Petrescu

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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This study identifies the most relevant causes of food waste according to the perceptions of key stakeholders in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Community-Based System Dynamics (CBSD), a qualitative approach, was used to reveal the determinants of food waste. CBSD was intended to encourage the system thinking of participants in the field of food waste. Consequently, CBSD helped us map and visualize the role of each identified cause in the system and the nature of their interactions. For the present study, four categories of stakeholders were involved: consumers, public administration, food waste business, and the NGO sector involved in food waste reduction. The result of each modeling session was a loop diagram of the main food waste determinants. A common perception reflected within each stakeholder group was that food waste could be minimized through upstream actions. The participants highlighted pro-environmental knowledge, awareness, and values as the prerequisites for fighting food waste. It was found that the lack of education and awareness of food waste directly impacted food waste generation. In addition, the role of education was underlined by participants as a contributor to changing individual and household practices, such as overbuying. The lack of connection between consumers and the food production process, coupled with consumerist practices and the rejection of ‘ugly food’, contributed to the decrease in the overall value people attributed to food. Governmental intervention, through legislation, was indicated by the CBSD participants as being key to increasing societal awareness and shaping the behavior of food chain actors. We concluded that food waste is a ‘wicked problem’ and the interlocking of the economic, social, political, and environmental spheres and the multitude of stakeholders’ interests, values, and perceptions should be considered in designing sustainable solutions to combat food waste. Finally, this research testifies to the importance of engaging with diverse panels of stakeholders who, through the multitude of opinions and perspectives on the causes of food waste, can further create knowledge about the most appropriate ways to combat the food waste phenomenon.

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Determinants of Food Waste in Cluj-Napoca (Romania): A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach

Archip

Banatean-Dunea

Petrescu

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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“…Atributos estéticos (notadamente visuais) costumam ser utilizados pelos consumidores, principalmente os mais ricos (Aschemann-Witzel et al, 2017;Vermeir et al, 2023), para julgar, ainda que de forma inconsciente, a qualidade e a segurança dos alimentos, especialmente de produtos hortifrutigranjeiros in natura (Castagna et al, 2021). Estudos nas áreas de marketing e neurologia indicam, por exemplo, a associação entre a aparência dos alimentos e sua expectativa de sabor e, portanto, nessa perspectiva, evidencia-se forte interação entre paladar e visão.…”

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“…Portanto, um ajuste nessa oferta, no âmbito do varejo, aumentando a disponibilidade e reforçando a atratividade na apresentação dos FLVs visualmente imperfeitos (Hartmann et al, 2021), pode influenciar o consumidor a diminuir a sua percepção de anormalidade e suas expectativas negativas sobre esses produtos, a reduzir o emprego do "viés estético" nas suas escolhas e, consequentemente, a comprar mais frutas e hortaliças visualmente imperfeitas, contribuindo, assim, para a redução do desperdício de alimentos (Vermeir et al, 2023).…”

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“…Sobre o papel do varejo na percepção de anormalidade nas frutas e hortaliças disformes, os mesmos autores supracitados identificaram, em sua pesquisa no Reino Unido e na Romênia, que o tipo de loja, no qual esses produtos são ofertados, influencia diretamente o consumidor. Nesse caso, observou-se que, quando tomates fora dos padrões estéticos convencionais foram comercializados em mercados de produtos frescos (Romênia) e nas bancas de orgânicos dos supermercados (Reino Unido), o consumidor os percebeu como menos disformes e apresentaram maior propensão a comprálos (Vermeir et al, 2023).…”

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Estética e Desperdício de Alimentos: Compreendendo as preferências e as escolhas dos consumidores de frutas, legumes e verduras

Knopp,

Soares

2024

RSD

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O objetivo central deste artigo é compreender a relação entre estética, consumo e desperdício de alimentos, notadamente de frutas, legumes e verduras (FLVs) e como aquela determina tanto os padrões de consumo quanto o desperdício desses alimentos. E ainda, como objetivo secundário, apontar alguns caminhos para que se reavaliem os padrões de consumo vigentes e se instituam novos, visando a minimizar o desperdício de FLVs. Por meio de uma revisão de literatura narrativa abrangendo as áreas da filosofia, artes, ciências do consumo (marketing, comportamento do consumidor etc.), ciências da alimentação e história, prioritariamente, e sociologia, economia e psicologia, de forma secundária, o artigo utiliza as categorias estéticas do belo e do feio, do perfeito e do imperfeito, assim como do conceito de juízo estético para perfazer um breve percurso histórico da estética, e não só compreender as preferências e escolhas do consumidor por FLVs considerados “belos” e esteticamente perfeitos, como também as consequências de tais preferências e escolhas no bem-estar social e no meio-ambiente. Empregando os conceitos de “estética do cotidiano” e de “estética imperfeccionista”, assim como de “artevismo alimentar” e de “gastropolítica”, o trabalho explora o potencial da arte e da gastronomia para, por meio da experiência estética, evidenciar questões éticas relacionadas ao consumo e desperdício de alimentos, no intuito de contribuir para que se repensem conceitos e padrões rígidos e estereotipados.

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“…This could lead to future health problems and the promotion of nutritional awareness is needed (49,50). Scholars from Romania noted the behavior of consumers prompted consumers to pay more attention to where their food comes from and also shifted their focus to buying local products and issues related to food waste (8,40,(51)(52)(53)(54).…”

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Food insecurity among consumers from rural areas in Romania

Paştiu,

Maican,

Dobra

et al. 2024

Front. Nutr.

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Food security has a special relevance in nowadays economies, due to the current crisis, characterized by multiple layers on a social, political, economic, and individual biological level. The present study aims to identify relevant aspects of food insecurity for consumers in rural Romania and the main factors that significantly influence it (food availability, food access, and food consumption). The data were collected from a sample of 875 consumers from rural areas in Romania. The results show that food insecurity is perceived by the consumers of Romanian rural households as being strongly influenced by food availability, but less influenced by food consumption and access. The results have an essential relevance in the development of agri-food marketing strategies and public policies in the field of sustainable development.

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What are the ‘shape friendly’ locations to sell misshapen tomatoes? The effect of point of purchase on consumers’ abnormality perception and probability to buy

Cited by 8 publications

References 69 publications

Determinants of Food Waste in Cluj-Napoca (Romania): A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach

Determinants of Food Waste in Cluj-Napoca (Romania): A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach

Estética e Desperdício de Alimentos: Compreendendo as preferências e as escolhas dos consumidores de frutas, legumes e verduras

Food insecurity among consumers from rural areas in Romania

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