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2. ADM identifies six ways food and beverage innovation is evolving in the face of COVID-19
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2020-08-28
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11809
- Notes:
- Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Brief report of research by ADM among consumers. Findings identify "six behavioral shifts that will create opportunities for food and beverage manufacturers to gain market share in an increasingly uncertain business environment."
3. Alarming engagements? Exploring pro-anorexia websites in/and the media
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lavis, Anna (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06198
- Notes:
- Pages 11-35 in Karin Eli and Stanley Ulijaszek (eds.), Obesity, eating disorders and the media. Ashgate Publishing Limited, Surrey, England. 173 pages.
4. Americans are divided over whether eating organic foods makes for better health
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Strauss, Mark (author)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- USA: Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11397
- Notes:
- 5 pages., Via online from website., Results of a national survey among U.S. adults suggest that "Americans are closely divided over the health benefits of organic produce."
5. Americans love meat: purchases and confidence reach record highs
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Shike, Jennifer (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12155
- Journal Title:
- Pork
- Notes:
- Online from publication issue. 3 pages., Article summarizes findings of the 16th annual "Power of Meat" survey funded by the Food Industry Association (FMI) and the North American Meat Institute's (Meat Institute) Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education. Focuses on beef, pork, and poultry consumption in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. Awareness and preference for functional foods: the perspective of older Italian consumers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Annunziata, Azzurra (author), Vecchio, Riccardo (author), and Kraus, Artur (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-04-28
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09281
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Consumer Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 39(4) : 353-361
7. Challenges and prospects for consumer acceptance of cultured meat
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Verbeke, Wim (author), Sans, Pierre (author), and Van Loo, Ellen J. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- Belgium
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 99 Document Number: D10872
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Integrative Agriculture
- Journal Title Details:
- 14(2) : 285-294
- Notes:
- Consumer acceptance of cultured meat is expected to depend on a wide diversity of determinants ranging from technology-related perceptions to product-specific expectations, and including wider contextual factors like media coverage, public involvement, and trust in science, policy and society. This paper discusses the case of cultured meat against this multitude of possible determinants shaping future consumer acceptance or rejection. The paper also presents insights from a primary exploratory study performed in April 2013 with consumers from Flanders (Belgium) (n=180). The concept of cultured meat was only known (unaided) by 13% of the study participants. After receiving basic information about what cultured meat is, participants expressed favorable expectations about the concept. Only 9% rejected the idea of trying cultured meat, while two thirds hesitated and about quarter indicated to be willing to try it. The provision of additional information about the environmental benefits of cultured meat compared to traditional meat resulted in 43% of the participants indicating to be willing to try this novel food, while another 51% indicated to be ‘maybe’ willing to do so. Price and sensory expectations emerged as major obstacles. Consumers eating mostly vegetarian meals were less convinced that cultured meat might be healthy, suggesting that vegetarians may not be the ideal primary target group for this novel meat substitute. Although exploratory rather than conclusive, the findings generally underscore doubts among consumers about trying this product when it would become available, and therefore also the challenge for cultured meat to mimic traditional meat in terms of sensory quality at an affordable price in order to become acceptable for future consumers.
8. Community engagement and the promotion of sustainable diets
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ramsing, Rebecca (author), Chang, Kenjing Bryan (author), Hendrickson, Zoe Mistrale (author), Xu, Zhe (author), Friel, Madison (author), and Calves, Ellen (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-01
- Published:
- United States
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12168
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol 10 No 2 (2021)
- Notes:
- 25 pages, Decreasing the consumption of meat and dairy has been identified as an effective strategy for protecting the health of humans and the planet. More specifically, transitioning to diets that are lower in animal-source foods and higher in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains offers a promising opportunity to better align consumer behaviors with contemporary nutritional and ecological goals. However, given the limited understanding of how these changes in dietary behaviors can be best promoted, there is a need to explore the merits of community-based approaches to meat reduction and their capacity to advance more sustainable practices of eating at the individual, household, and community levels. To address this gap in the literature, we surveyed more than 100 American households participating in a communitywide, 12-week-long Meatless Monday challenge and tracked the changes in their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and food choices over a nine-month period. The case study provided herein highlights a number of key findings from our evaluation. Most notably, our results demonstrate the value of community-based efforts in initiating and maintaining dietary behavior change and provide preliminary insights into the unique roles of multilevel interventions and diverse stakeholder engagement in promoting healthier, more sustainable diets.
9. Consumers’ attitudes towards animal suffering: a systematic review on awareness, willingness and dietary change
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Fonseca, Rui Pedro (author) and Sanchez-Sabate, Ruben (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12
- Published:
- Switzerland: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12781
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 19, Issue 23
- Notes:
- 23pgs, Planetary and human health depend on Westerners’ ability to reduce meat consumption. Meat production degrades the environment while excessive meat intake is associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease, among others. Effective reasons and motivations are needed for consumers to change their diet. The fact that modern animal agriculture inflicts a great deal of pain on animals from their birth to their slaughter, animal welfare/suffering may drive consumers to curtail their meat consumption. This systematic review examined a total of 90 papers to ascertain consumers’ awareness of the pain animals experience in animal agriculture, as well as consumer attitudes towards meat reduction due to animal welfare. Results show that consumers have low awareness of animal agriculture. Awareness of animal agricultural practices and animal sentience is associated with increased negative attitudes towards animal suffering. Animal suffering due to farming practices, transportation, slaughter, and animal sentience are factors that may encourage a reduction in meat consumption, and even dietary change in the short term. There is also evidence that animal suffering may be a more compelling motivation for consumers’ willingness to change their diet than for health or environmental reasons. Therefore, increasing consumers’ awareness of animal suffering in meat production is paramount to contributing to reduced pressure on the environment and improved human health. © 2022 by the authors.
10. Divides over food science tied to personal concerns about eating, health
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Funk, Cary (author) and Kennedy, Brian (author)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- USA: Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11399
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Online via website., Results of a national survey among U.S. adults suggest that"divides in public opinion over food are encapsulated by how people assess the health effects of two kinds of food: organic and genetically modified (GM) foods. Americans' beliefs about food connect with their personal concerns about the role of food choices in their long term health and well-being."
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