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| العنوان: |
Consumers' Segmentation Influences Acceptance and Preferences of Cheeses with Sanitary Inspection and Artisanal Seals. |
| المؤلفون: |
Pereira, Larissa Santos, de Moraes, Bruna Klein Borges, Borba, Elizandro Max, Roldan, Bruna Bresolin, Padilha, Rosiele Lappe, Sant'Anna, Voltaire |
| المصدر: |
Foods; Oct2023, Vol. 12 Issue 20, p3805, 13p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CONSUMERS, GOURMET foods, FOOD labeling, CHEESE, FOOD safety, HIERARCHICAL clustering (Cluster analysis) |
| مستخلص: |
Food labeling serves as a crucial medium for industries to communicate product qualities to consumers. Sanitary inspection and artisanal seals are significant markers for traditional cheeses, yet current information on this topic is limited. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the impact of sanitary inspection and the ARTE seal on the acceptance of artisanal cheese. To achieve this objective, four hypothetical cheese labels featuring all combinations of sanitary inspection and ARTE seals were presented to 404 consumers. These consumers rated their acceptance of each label, a conjoint analysis was conducted, and the relative importance of each seal was calculated. Subsequently, consumers were segmented using hierarchical cluster analysis. Their socio-demographic profiles were statistically correlated to the clusters through a chi-squared method. The results revealed the existence of three distinct consumer groups: those who strongly prefer cheeses with a sanitary seal (assigning a relative importance of 80.2% to the seal), those who favor cheeses with an artisanal seal (assigning a relative importance of 52.5% to the seal), and those for whom the presence of either seal did not significantly affect acceptance. Consumers residing in metropolitan areas generally placed less value on both seals, whereas frequent purchasers of artisanal foods and residents of rural areas showed a preference for the artisanal seal. Other socio-demographic variables did not statistically correlate with cluster membership. In conclusion, consumer segmentation based on preferences for sanitary inspection and artisanal seals in food labeling is vital for developing effective marketing strategies and food safety education policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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