Journal
FOODS
Volume 11, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods11142045
Keywords
cross-cultural; preference; lamb; consumer; China; New Zealand
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- AgResearch Strategic Science Investment Fund [SSIF-A27235]
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This study revealed differences between general New Zealand consumers and ethnic Chinese consumers in terms of the importance of lamb attributes at the point of purchase and opinions of New Zealand lamb. Chinese consumers placed more importance on attributes like animal origin and food safety, while New Zealand consumers focused more on price and animal welfare.
This study investigated differences between general New Zealand consumers and ethnic Chinese consumers living in New Zealand regarding the importance of lamb attributes at the point of purchase and opinions of New Zealand lamb. A central location test survey was undertaken with 156 New Zealand consumers living in Dunedin, New Zealand, and 159 Chinese consumers living in Auckland, New Zealand. In terms of importance at the point of purchase, Chinese consumers rated a number of attributes as more important than New Zealand consumers by a difference of >1.0 on a 9-point Likert scale for importance: animal origin, feeding, age, presence of hormones/residues, traceability, food safety, place of purchase, brand/quality label, and label information (p < 0.05). New Zealand consumers rated the price of other meats and animal welfare as more important than Chinese consumers (p < 0.05); however, the differences in scores were <1.0. In terms of opinions, Chinese consumers also considered New Zealand lamb to be better value for money, more additive-free, and more likely to make people feel good (p < 0.05), by scores >1.0 on a 7-point Likert scale for agreement. New Zealand consumers considered New Zealand lamb more traditional and boring (p < 0.05); however, the differences in scores were <1.0.
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