Consumer perception of bio-based products - An exploratory study in 5 European countries

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 61-69

  Sijtsema, Siet J ^a   Onwezen, Marleen C ^a   Reinders, MacHiel J ^a   Dagevos, Hans ^a,b   Partanen, Asta ^c   Meeusen, Marieke ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c Nova Institut GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Associations; Bio based products; Consumers' perception; Feelings and emotions; Focus group discussions

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPLEXITY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; EXPLORATION; FAMILIARITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; HEALTH RISK; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; ITALY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84961842145     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: 22121307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.njas.2016.03.007     Document Type: Article

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