Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Food consumption behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed worldwide as a consequence of the restrictions imposed by law and/or due to the fear of contamination. Although some similarities are found among countries, there are still many particularities for each nation. The present study focu...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Diana E. Dumitras, Rezhen Harun, Felix H. Arion, Daniel I. Chiciudean, Eniko Kovacs, Camelia F. Oroian, Andra Porutiu, Iulia C. Muresan
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	consumer behavior COVID-19 pandemic food changing habits shopping behavior Chemical technology TP1-1185
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/c6e565e86d0941bcab00b8343f1aeb7a
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:c6e565e86d0941bcab00b8343f1aeb7a
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c6e565e86d0941bcab00b8343f1aeb7a2021-11-25T17:34:30ZFood Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic10.3390/foods101127122304-8158https://doaj.org/article/c6e565e86d0941bcab00b8343f1aeb7a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2712https://doaj.org/toc/2304-8158Food consumption behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed worldwide as a consequence of the restrictions imposed by law and/or due to the fear of contamination. Although some similarities are found among countries, there are still many particularities for each nation. The present study focused on Romanian consumers and their consumption behavior related to four main food categories: fruits and vegetables, meat and meat products, bread and bakery products, and milk and milk products. Frequency of buying, shopping habits, place of purchase, and concerns related to the place of purchasing food products during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed in comparison with the pre-COVID-19 period using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics regarding an online survey. Three types of behavior were identified as being related to the frequency of buying and to organizing a shopping list (less often, no change, more often). Two groups of consumers were identified as being related to the place of purchasing food: people with the same habits and people with new habits. Concerns related to the location of the stores and to the choice of buying directly from producers were also investigated using the ordered logistic regression. The empirical study revealed the new consumption patterns with a reflection on future trends.Diana E. DumitrasRezhen HarunFelix H. ArionDaniel I. ChiciudeanEniko KovacsCamelia F. OroianAndra PorutiuIulia C. MuresanMDPI AGarticleconsumer behaviorCOVID-19 pandemicfood changing habitsshopping behaviorChemical technologyTP1-1185ENFoods, Vol 10, Iss 2712, p 2712 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	consumer behavior COVID-19 pandemic food changing habits shopping behavior Chemical technology TP1-1185
spellingShingle	consumer behavior COVID-19 pandemic food changing habits shopping behavior Chemical technology TP1-1185 Diana E. Dumitras Rezhen Harun Felix H. Arion Daniel I. Chiciudean Eniko Kovacs Camelia F. Oroian Andra Porutiu Iulia C. Muresan Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic
description	Food consumption behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed worldwide as a consequence of the restrictions imposed by law and/or due to the fear of contamination. Although some similarities are found among countries, there are still many particularities for each nation. The present study focused on Romanian consumers and their consumption behavior related to four main food categories: fruits and vegetables, meat and meat products, bread and bakery products, and milk and milk products. Frequency of buying, shopping habits, place of purchase, and concerns related to the place of purchasing food products during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed in comparison with the pre-COVID-19 period using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics regarding an online survey. Three types of behavior were identified as being related to the frequency of buying and to organizing a shopping list (less often, no change, more often). Two groups of consumers were identified as being related to the place of purchasing food: people with the same habits and people with new habits. Concerns related to the location of the stores and to the choice of buying directly from producers were also investigated using the ordered logistic regression. The empirical study revealed the new consumption patterns with a reflection on future trends.
format	article
author	Diana E. Dumitras Rezhen Harun Felix H. Arion Daniel I. Chiciudean Eniko Kovacs Camelia F. Oroian Andra Porutiu Iulia C. Muresan
author_facet	Diana E. Dumitras Rezhen Harun Felix H. Arion Daniel I. Chiciudean Eniko Kovacs Camelia F. Oroian Andra Porutiu Iulia C. Muresan
author_sort	Diana E. Dumitras
title	Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full	Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr	Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort	food consumption patterns in romania during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/c6e565e86d0941bcab00b8343f1aeb7a
work_keys_str_mv	AT dianaedumitras foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic AT rezhenharun foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic AT felixharion foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic AT danielichiciudean foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic AT enikokovacs foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic AT cameliaforoian foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic AT andraporutiu foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic AT iuliacmuresan foodconsumptionpatternsinromaniaduringthecovid19pandemic
_version_	1718412193007927296

Food Consumption Patterns in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ejemplares similares