European consumer preference for African dried fruits

dc.contributor.authorAlphonce, Roselyne
dc.contributor.authorTemu, Anna
dc.contributor.authorAlmli, Valérie Lengard
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-09T10:50:26Z
dc.date.available2021-11-09T10:50:26Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionResearch Paperen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess European consumer preference and willingness to pay (WTP) for tropical dried fruits from Africa. The paper specifically investigates sensory and credence characteristics driving consumer preferences. Design/methodology/approach – Data on sensory descriptive analysis and hedonic evaluation for seven samples representing three fruit types: mango, pineapple and banana, were collected together with data on Country of Origin (COO) preferences and WTP for conventional, organic and fair-trade labelled dried fruits, among Norwegian consumers (n ¼ 96). Findings – The results show that consumer preferences for a dried fruit are affected significantly by its typical aroma intensity and consumers are willing to pay a premium for both organic and fair-trade products. Two consumer groups expressing distinct COO preferences for tropical dried fruits and a third group with no country preferences are revealed. Originality/value – This study provides useful insights for dried fruit producers and market strategists in tropical countries attempting to position value-added products for maximum revenue.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0007-070X
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3884
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.subjectOrganic foodsen_US
dc.subjectConsumersen_US
dc.subjectFair tradeen_US
dc.subjectWillingness to payen_US
dc.subjectCountry of Origin (COO)en_US
dc.subjectSensory analysisen_US
dc.subjectDried fruitsen_US
dc.titleEuropean consumer preference for African dried fruitsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BFJ-10-2014-0342/full/htmlen_US

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