Is buying local food a sustainable practice? A sco** review of consumers' preference for local food

L Cappelli, F D'Ascenzo, R Ruggieri, I Gorelova - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Access to healthy food and the introduction of sustainable nutrition practices are two
important issues today. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to food …

[HTML][HTML] Who prefers regional products? A systematic literature review of consumer characteristics and attitudes in short food supply chains

A Csordas, P Lengyel, I Füzesi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present work is a selection of empirical studies focusing on the characteristics and
attitudes of Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) consumers. Using a systematic literature …

Determinants of Honey and other bee products use for culinary, cosmetic, and medical purposes

I Kowalczuk, J Gębski, D Stangierska, A Szymańska - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bee products have been used for centuries for culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic purposes,
and their properties are still a subject of research, which provide new arguments in favour of …

Factors affecting consumer preferences for “natural wine” An exploratory study in the Italian market

G Migliore, A Thrassou, M Crescimanno… - British Food …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The aim of this study is to understand which wine quality characteristics,
consumers' attitudes and socio-demographic characteristics affect the consumers' …

Tourists' motivation toward culinary destination choice: targeting Italian tourists

A Galati, R Testa, G Schifani… - Journal of Foodservice …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last years, social and environmental issues have played an increasingly important
role both for tourists' destination choice and for the consumption of agri-food products …

[HTML][HTML] Quality determinants and effect of therapeutic properties in honey consumption. An exploratory study on Italian consumers

R Testa, A Asciuto, G Schifani, E Schimmenti… - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, more and more consumers show a growing interest in healthy food products that
may help to maintain or improve human health, such as honey. Honey has always …

Exploring consumers' preferences and attitudes to honey: Generation approach in Slovakia

P Šedík, M Hudecová, K Predanócyová - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Honey is popular among consumers for its composition and healing properties. The aim of
the paper is to study the differences in honey preferences across various age generations in …

The role of intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of honey for Italian millennial consumers

S Blanc, R Zanchini, G Di Vita, F Brun - British Food Journal, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the importance that different intrinsic and extrinsic
attributes represent for young Italian consumers of honey, analysing how these aspects …

Understanding the role of purchasing predictors in the consumer's preferences for PDO labelled honey

G Di Vita, L Pippinato, S Blanc, R Zanchini… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, honey consumption has attracted an increasing interest among consumers,
due to its beneficial properties for health and to the multiplicity of its use. Given the high …

Consumer interest towards tropical fruit: factors affecting avocado fruit consumption in Italy

G Migliore, V Farina, S Tinervia, G Matranga… - Agricultural and Food …, 2017 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to identify the main factors affecting the consumption of avocado
fruit among Italian consumers. In order to respond to the aim of the study, an empirical …