“Why some consumers don't care”: Heterogeneity in household responses to a food scandal

Appetite

Volumn 113, Issue , 2017, Pages 200-214

  Rieger, Jörg ^a   Weible, Daniela ^b   Anders, Sven ^c  

^a Institute of Farm Economics   (Germany)

^b Thuenen Institut Market Analysis   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; POULTRY; POULTRY MEAT; PURCHASING; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; ADULT; EATING; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRAUD; GERMANY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEAT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIOXINS; EATING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRAUD; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MEAT;

EID: 85014658329     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.02.038     Document Type: Article

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