Journal
FOODS
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods10071465
Keywords
consumer preferences in Argentina; beef; color; marbling
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria [PNCAR PE26024]
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The study aimed to identify Argentine consumer's choice behavior regarding beef color and fat content. The survey revealed that socio-demographic characteristics influenced purchase habits, beliefs, and perceptions about meat color and marbling. Three distinct consumer groups were identified for future marketing strategies: hedonic, appearance-based, and health-conscious.
In Argentina, color and intramuscular fat are the main attributes of raw beef quality; however, it is necessary to clarify how consumers use them, in order to establish different marketing strategies. Consumer preferences are affected by multiple factors. Thus, the objective of the present study was to identify the Argentinian consumer's choice behavior regarding beef color and fat content. An online survey was carried out in Argentina. It inquired about socio-demographic characteristics, purchase and consumption habits and beliefs, showing pictures related to color, marbling and the amount of fat. Choice behavior was evaluated by asking why consumers chose a particular picture out of the ones shown. Several Kruskal-Wallis tests evaluated the different hypotheses. Three different decision trees using the CHAID analysis method were created. Multifactorial analysis was carried out for clustering consumers. Regarding consumer beliefs, 90% of the respondents agreed with the sentence, The two main characteristics defining beef quality at purchase time are meat color and marbling. Socio-demographic characteristics affected purchase habits and beliefs; they also affected perceptions about meat color and marbling. It was possible to build three consumer groups for future marketing strategies: hedonic focused on a pleasing sensory experience, appearance prioritized the visual aspects, and the health-conscious consumers were interested in their healthy nutrition.
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