Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?

Milk and dairy are basic food products and their importance in healthy human development is well known. However, this does not mean that the consumers’ requests for these products are not evolving and fitting into the new context of sustainable development. By conducting a quantitative analysis on 8...

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Autores principales:	Diana Maria Ilie, Georgiana-Raluca Lădaru, Maria Claudia Diaconeasa, Mirela Stoian
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	consumer behavior milk and dairy choice sustainable choice influencing factors income influence Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cb0723a6ff484ebb8543ac3b9b799d622021-11-11T19:47:47ZConsumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?10.3390/su1321122042071-1050https://doaj.org/article/cb0723a6ff484ebb8543ac3b9b799d622021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12204https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Milk and dairy are basic food products and their importance in healthy human development is well known. However, this does not mean that the consumers’ requests for these products are not evolving and fitting into the new context of sustainable development. By conducting a quantitative analysis on 847 answers regarding milk and dairy consumption offered by Romanian consumers, the objective of this study is to reveal what are the main factors of influence for respondents when choosing a milk or dairy product, and to see if these factors are evolving towards including sustainability-related aspects. The results point out that while price and store availability are still present as choice criteria, new aspects that might be related to a sustainable behavior, such as ecologic certification, country of origin or traditional products, are considered by the respondents when purchasing milk and dairy. However, this depends on the level of income; higher incomes allow respondents to consider new criteria.Diana Maria IlieGeorgiana-Raluca LădaruMaria Claudia DiaconeasaMirela StoianMDPI AGarticleconsumer behaviormilk and dairy choicesustainable choiceinfluencing factorsincome influenceEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12204, p 12204 (2021)
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spellingShingle	consumer behavior milk and dairy choice sustainable choice influencing factors income influence Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Diana Maria Ilie Georgiana-Raluca Lădaru Maria Claudia Diaconeasa Mirela Stoian Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?
description	Milk and dairy are basic food products and their importance in healthy human development is well known. However, this does not mean that the consumers’ requests for these products are not evolving and fitting into the new context of sustainable development. By conducting a quantitative analysis on 847 answers regarding milk and dairy consumption offered by Romanian consumers, the objective of this study is to reveal what are the main factors of influence for respondents when choosing a milk or dairy product, and to see if these factors are evolving towards including sustainability-related aspects. The results point out that while price and store availability are still present as choice criteria, new aspects that might be related to a sustainable behavior, such as ecologic certification, country of origin or traditional products, are considered by the respondents when purchasing milk and dairy. However, this depends on the level of income; higher incomes allow respondents to consider new criteria.
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author	Diana Maria Ilie Georgiana-Raluca Lădaru Maria Claudia Diaconeasa Mirela Stoian
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title	Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?
title_short	Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?
title_full	Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?
title_fullStr	Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?
title_full_unstemmed	Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?
title_sort	consumer choice for milk and dairy in romania: does income really have an influence?
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Consumer Choice for Milk and Dairy in Romania: Does Income Really Have an Influence?

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