Understanding heterogeneity among elderly consumers: An evaluation of segmentation approaches in the functional food market

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 159-171

  Van Der Zanden, Lotte D T ^a   Van Kleef, Ellen ^a   De Wijk, René A ^a   Van Trijp, Hans C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional foods; Mature consumers; Segmentation approaches

Indexed keywords

AGE; COMMUNITY; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE; MARKET; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TIME; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; COGNITION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EVALUATION STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; AGING; APPETITE; COGNITIVE AGE; FOOD CHOICE MOTIVE; GENERAL FOOD BELIEF; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFE COURSE; LIFE EVENT; MARKET SEGMENTATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PAST PURCHASE; PRODUCT ATTRIBUTE AND BENEFIT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TIME PERSPECTIVE; WELLBEING;

AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMMERCE; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 84903890479     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: 14752700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954422414000092     Document Type: Review

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