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The current paper reviews published academic research on European consumer attitudes towards Functional Foods (FFs). The main goal is to rationalize the vast existing body of evidence on consumers’ understanding and use of FFs and identify further interesting research avenues. Almost all the studies analyzed in the current review reveal that consumer acceptance of the concept of FFs together with a better understanding of its determinants are core factors for market orientation, development and success. However, failure rates have shown that consumer acceptance is often neglected or at least far from being understood.
Keywords: Consumer attitude, consumer behaviour, Europe, functional foods, literature review, market development.
Current Nutrition & Food Science
Title:Functional Foods Market and Consumer Perspective
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Author(s): Azzurra Annunziata and Riccardo Vecchio
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Keywords: Consumer attitude, consumer behaviour, Europe, functional foods, literature review, market development.
Abstract: The current paper reviews published academic research on European consumer attitudes towards Functional Foods (FFs). The main goal is to rationalize the vast existing body of evidence on consumers’ understanding and use of FFs and identify further interesting research avenues. Almost all the studies analyzed in the current review reveal that consumer acceptance of the concept of FFs together with a better understanding of its determinants are core factors for market orientation, development and success. However, failure rates have shown that consumer acceptance is often neglected or at least far from being understood.
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Annunziata Azzurra and Vecchio Riccardo, Functional Foods Market and Consumer Perspective, Current Nutrition & Food Science 2013; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/15734013113096660013
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/15734013113096660013 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3881 |
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