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FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE
卷 57, 期 -, 页码 41-53出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.11.001
关键词
Beef; Local; Quality perception; Consumer; Quality turn
资金
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2013-06767]
A 'turn' to quality is frequently associated with the proliferation of alternative agrifood networks and food system localization has been a prominent expression of such efforts. Yet quality is subjective and is influenced by historical, social, and cultural contexts. While there is a strong tradition of studying European consumers' quality perceptions, less is known about U.S. consumers. Due to increasing consumer interest in local beef, this paper examines U.S. consumer definitions of local beef and how these notions inform consumers' perceptions of beef quality. This study investigated beef consumers (N = 174) at grocery stores across Alabama using face-to-face intercept surveys designed to elicit meanings associated with the term 'local beef. Content analysis identified five major definition types: geographic, production, knowledge, relational, and sociopolitical. Consumers' top-of-the mind definitions also provided insight into how and what type of quality inferences consumers made about local beef. Analysis revealed that local beef was perceived as quality cue that was generally tied to a specific geographic area (80.3%). Overall, quality inferences were made about local beef and shipping distances, freshness, type of animal feed, animal treatment, additives, and contributions to the local economy and community. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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