scholarly journals Understanding American premium chocolate consumer perception of craft chocolate and desirable product attributes using focus groups and projective mapping

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0240177
Author(s):  
Allison L. Brown ◽  
Alyssa J. Bakke ◽  
Helene Hopfer
2017 ◽  
Vol 100 (11) ◽  
pp. 8849-8860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erick A. Esmerino ◽  
Juliana P. Ferraz ◽  
Elson R. Tavares Filho ◽  
Letícia P.F. Pinto ◽  
Mônica Q. Freitas ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Harwood ◽  
Kyle G. McLean ◽  
John M. Ennis ◽  
Daniel M. Ennis ◽  
MaryAnne Drake

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 601-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.G. Cruz ◽  
R.S. Cadena ◽  
W.F. Castro ◽  
E.A. Esmerino ◽  
J.B. Rodrigues ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Denis Drexler ◽  
Stanislav Mokrý ◽  
Ondřej Dufek

This paper is focused on the perception of Czech consumers of food‑to‑go products. The popularity and consumption of these products are growing around the Europe except the Czech Republic. The data in this article were collected through focus groups (n = 32), eye‑tracking and in‑depth interviews (n = 54). Focus groups and in‑depth interviews identified that food‑to‑go category is purchased only occasional and in case of necessity. The main reason is culture and preferences of Czech consumers. The eye‑tracking data showed differences in consumer’s attention by observing different layouts from point of purchase. The research was realized during November 2016 in the Eye‑tracking Laboratory at the Mendel University in Brno.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Windi Indarawati ◽  
Azhar Bafadal ◽  
Sitti Aida Adha Taridala

Product syrup varies make consumers have different perceptions in choosing syrup products as they wish. Product attributes include marketing stimuli that can affect consumer perception. The purpose of this study was to determine the composition of coconut water taste syrup according to consumer perceptions. The design of this study is the experimental method and descriptive with the stage of product testing laboratory scale and descriptive analysis. A test to determine the composition of flavors preference by consumers conducted by 25 panelists with two replications. Parameters measured were the taste, color, aroma and texture. The results show that the composition according to the taste of the consumer perception is coconut flavors syrup cocopandan water and adding sugar to 65% with an average value of 3.56. The average value of each attribute is a sense of 3.54, 3.72 color, aroma 3,58 and texture 3.56.Keywords: taste, coconut water syrup, Perception.


2016 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 64-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leticia Vidal ◽  
Lucía Antúnez ◽  
Ana Giménez ◽  
Paula Varela ◽  
Rosires Deliza ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Nicola Sneddon ◽  
Geoffrey N. Soutar ◽  
Julie Ann Lee

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the potentially conflicting positive and negative ethical aspects of wool apparel and the relative importance of these ethical attributes when consumers in the USA make wool apparel purchase decisions. Design/methodology/approach – A two-stage mixed-method approach was used to explore the positive and negative ethical aspects of wool apparel and the relative importance of these ethical attributes in wool apparel purchase decisions. First, focus groups were used to identify ethical attributes that were important to wool apparel consumers in the USA. In the second stage, a conjoint survey was used to estimate the relative importance of the ethical and product attributes that were identified in the focus groups and the trade-offs made within this attribute set. Findings – Seven themes of ethical issues related to wool apparel consumption emerged during the focus groups: animal welfare, workers’ rights, environmental impact, extrinsic attributes, natural wool, country of origin (COO) and fair trade. In the conjoint analysis respondents identified COO as having the highest relative importance, followed by price, brand, ethical attributes and style. A cluster analysis of survey responses suggested there were two clusters that differed in the importance they attached to ethical labelling issues in wool apparel. The first cluster, did not place a great deal of importance on the ethical labelling issues included in the study, however, the second smaller cluster, ethical issues, specifically the humane treatment of sheep, were considered most important. Originality/value – The study identified wool apparel attributes that were valued by American consumers. That product attributes were more important than ethical attributes suggests a focus on ethical credentials alone may not be effective in wool marketing. Wool apparel was more likely to be purchased by American consumers if they were made in the USA, reasonably priced, made by an independent brand, from humanely produced wool and in a comfortable style.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Beate Vomhof
Keyword(s):  

Zusammenfassung. Die Zusammenarbeit mit Eltern wird in Bildungsplänen und Kompetenzbeschreibungen als professionelle Aufgabe frühpädagogischer Fachkräfte definiert. Um einen Paradigmenwechsel anzuzeigen, verwenden zahlreiche Autoren inzwischen nicht mehr den Begriff Elternarbeit, sondern sprechen von Bildungs- und Erziehungspartnerschaft. Doch wird die Kooperation tatsächlich partnerschaftlich umgesetzt? Um der Forschungsfrage nachzugehen, welche handlungsleitenden Orientierungen frühpädagogische Fachkräfte in der Zusammenarbeit mit Eltern im Kontext kompensatorischer Sprachfördermaßnahmen haben, werden neun Fälle (die aus sechs Interviews und zwei Focus Groups generiert wurden) anhand der Dokumentarischen Methode interpretiert. Es zeigt sich, dass die Förderkräfte auf der Ebene der Einstellung die normativen Setzungen um Partnerschaftlichkeit teilen. Die Rekonstruktion der impliziten Wissensbestände offenbart jedoch, dass die Kooperation hierarchisch und teilweise als Machtbeziehung konstruiert wird. Es lässt sich eine grundlegende Diskrepanz zwischen den expliziten und den impliziten Orientierungen rekonstruieren, die sich als Differenz zwischen Norm und Habitus zeigt.


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