9 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription, Using a panel selection model, researchers found robust evidence that the 2003 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) caused a change in the way people viewed and responded to recalls of ground beef, a change (reduction of purchase) that persisted for at least two years.
10 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription., Results of 251 consumer surveys in four UK supermarkets revealed that only 5.6% nominated country of origin as one of the reasons for choosing a fresh food item they had just purchased. However, stated preference surveys in the street found that 21.5% indicated that "food miles" or "the long distance it travels" would stop them buying New Zealand products. "What people say may differ substantially from what they actually do in regard to 'food miles'."
Available online at www.centmapress.org, Results among Italian consumers indicated that texture and appearance of the insect were perceived as stronger barriers than the taste attribute.
22 pages., Via online., Researchers used quota convenience sampling to investigate consumer decision making and brand commitment for food brands promoted as "healthy." Findings indicated that familiarity can help increase purchase intentions and brand commitment for healthy brands with low credibility. However, to go beyond a transactional exchange to one that is relation in nature, familiarity, credibility, and quality are all crucial for fostering brand commitment.
19 pages., Online via UI e-subscription., Authors tested food label and information treatment effects on subjects' willingness-to-pay for organic, "natural," and conventional foods. They found large information effects, including asymmetric cross-market effects for natural and organic foods. Organic premiums increased in response to subjects' seeing the "natural" foods industry's perspective on its products.