Consumer preferences for finfish: A systematic literature review

During the last decades, several changes have significantly affected fish consumption as population growth, globalization, and evolution of global value chains. This review analyses consumer's fish preferences. Applying the PRISMA framework, 56 articles published between 2015 and 2022 have been selected and the Mojet model has been employed to systemize the core findings. Results show that different fish cues have an impact on consumer's choice. Previous work focused on price, sensory attributes, freshness, origin, method of production, trust of certification and labels, neglecting the impact of other relevant socio-demographic, socio-cultural, psychological and biological factors that interplay in defining consumer's preferences. Additionally, current review reveals the need to investigate further factors beyond intrinsic and extrinsic product characteristics and the necessity to investigate consumption drivers of developing countries.

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Several changes in the last decades, such as population growth, globalization, and evolution of global value chains, have significantly affected fish consumption. This review analyzes consumer's fish preferences by reviewing 56 articles published between 2015 and 2022 and employing the Mojet model to systemize the core findings. The results show that different fish cues impact consumer's choice, and previous research focused on certain factors but neglected other relevant socio-demographic, socio-cultural, psychological, and biological factors that influence consumer's preferences.