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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 37-48Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2017.10.020
Keywords
Menu labeling; Labeling format; Physical activity-based format; Healthy eating choices; Visual attention; Eye tracking
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- Helen LeBaron Hilton Funds
- College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University
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This study examines customers' visual attention when choosing food and beverage items of a fast-food menu. Three formats on menu labeling were examined, including numeric, color-coded, and physical activity-based formats. An experimental choice paradigm combined with eye tracking technology explored customers' visual attention, preferences for format, and menu choices. The study revealed that customers increased visual attention and chose healthier selections when viewing physical activity-based labeling, and customers preferred physical activity-based formats over numeric or color-coded labeling. Overall, the physical activity-based labeling on calorie information app to be the most effective format for inducing healthy choices. This study provides important implications for industry practitioners to effectively utilize menu labeling to improve customers' awareness of healthy eating options.
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