Factors influencing the visual deliciousness/eye-appeal of food

C Spence, K Motoki, O Petit - Food Quality and Preference, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, a growing number of academic researchers, as well as many marketing and
design practitioners, have uncovered a variety of factors that would appear to enhance the …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining visual shape–taste crossmodal correspondences

C Spence - Multisensory research, 2023 - brill.com
A growing body of experimental research now demonstrates that neurologically normal
individuals associate different taste qualities with design features such as curvature …

We eat first with our (digital) eyes: enhancing mental simulation of eating experiences via visual-enabling technologies

O Petit, A Javornik, C Velasco - Journal of Retailing, 2022 - Elsevier
This research examines how consumers' intentions to purchase food change depending on
the visualisation mode (3D vs. AR) and product format (served vs. packaged). In three …

'Show me the goods': Assessing the effectiveness of transparent packaging vs. product imagery on product evaluation

G Simmonds, AT Woods, C Spence - Food quality and preference, 2018 - Elsevier
Transparency in product packaging is appearing more frequently in the food/drink
marketplace. That said, relatively little is known about the impact of seeing the food/drink …

Without words: the effects of packaging imagery on consumer perception and response

I Gil-Pérez, R Rebollar, I Lidón - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Literature on the effects of packaging imagery on consumer perception is
summarized.•Consumers infer meaning from packaging imagery, thus sha** their …

How digital food affects our analog lives: The impact of food photography on healthy eating behavior

T Andersen, DV Byrne, QJ Wang - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Obesity continues to be a global issue. In recent years, researchers have started to question
the role of our novel yet ubiquitous use of digital media in the development of obesity. With …

Small is beautiful: The role of anticipated food waste in consumers' avoidance of large packages

O Petit, R Lunardo, B Rickard - Journal of Business Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Larger food packages are often preferred by consumers because they are associated with a
decrease in per unit costs and therefore may lead to monetary savings. In this research, we …

Nudges and choice architecture to promote healthy food purchases in adults: A systematized review.

KN Lindstrom, JA Tucker, M McVay - Psychology of Addictive …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Consistent with behavioral economic models that emphasize the context-
dependance of behavioral choice, choice architecture strategies change the environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the visual appeal of real/AI-generated food images

G Califano, C Spence - Food Quality and Preference, 2024 - Elsevier
A study designed to investigate the ability of individuals to differentiate between AI-
generated and authentic food images, as well as the impact of disclosing this information on …

Virtual terroir and the premium coffee experience

F Barbosa Escobar, O Petit, C Velasco - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With its origin-centric value proposition, the specialty coffee industry seeks to educate
consumers about the value of the origin of coffee and how the relationship with farmers …