Consumer attitude and behaviour towards tomatoes after 10 years of Flandria quality labelling (2008)
Verbeke, W, Mondelaers, K, Kuhne, B, Van Huylenbroeck, G
In recent years, trust in food safety and food quality has decreased as a result of consecutive food crises. Consequently, numerous quality labels signalling process-related credence characteristics...
Consumer attitude and behaviour towards tomatoes after 10 years of Flandria quality labelling (2008)
Verbeke, W, Mondelaers, K, Kuhne, B, Van Huylenbroeck, G
In recent years, trust in food safety and food quality has decreased as a result of consecutive food crises. Consequently, numerous quality labels signalling process-related credence characteristics...
Verbeke, W, Vanhonacker, F, Frewer, L, Sioen, I, De Henauw, S, Van Camp, J
Communicating about the health effects of fish and seafood may potentially result in a conflict situation: increasing intake is desirable because of health and nutritional benefits, but higher...
Muslim consumer trust in halal meat status and control in Belgium (2008)
This paper focuses on public trust of Belgian Muslims in information sources of halal meat and their confidence in key actors and institutions for monitoring and controlling the halal meat chain....
Sioen, I, Bilau, M, Verdonck, F, Verbeke, W, Willems, J, De Henauwl, S, ...
Food intake is one of the principal exposure routes of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDES) in humans. This study focuses on fish consumption as a PBDE exposure route. A probabilistic intake...
This paper investigates the socio-technical construction, quality control, and coordination of the credence quality attribute "halal" throughout the halal meat chain. The paper is framed within...
Sabbe, S, Verbeke, W, Van Damme, P
The introduction of new tropical fruits and their products in the market place will only be successful if we understand how consumers perceive these products, make product choices and build up...
Verbeke, W., Vanhonacker, F., Frewer, L.J., Sioen, I.
Communicating about the health effects of fish and seafood may potentially result in a conflict situation: increasing intake is desirable because of health and nutritional benefits, but higher...
Perceived importance ethics related to fish perspective (2007)
Verbeke, W, Vanhonacker, F, Sioen, I, Van Camp, J, De Henauw, S
Although sustainability and ethics are of increasing public importance, little research has been conducted to reveal its association with fish consumer behavior. Cross-sectional data were collected...
Impact of sensory experiences on the acceptance of tropical fruit juices (2007)
Sabbe, S, Verbeke, W, Van Damme, P
The introduction of new tropical fruits and their products into the market will only be successful if consumers’ expectations are satisfied. Sensory characteristics, particularly taste, and health...
Exploring the relationship between convenience and fish consumption: A cross-cultural study (2007)
Olsen, S, Scholderer, J, Brunso, K, Verbeke, W
The purpose of the present study is to explore cultural differences in the meaning of convenience and the relationships between convenience, attitudes and fish consumption in five European countries....
Consumer evaluation of fish quality as basis for fish market segmentation (2007)
Verbeke, W, Vermeir, I, Brunso, K
This paper focuses on consumer evaluation of fish quality and its association with fish consumption, risk and benefit beliefs and information processing variables. Cross-sectional data were collected...
Delezie, E, Verbeke, W, De Tavernier, J, Decuypere, E
Commercial broiler chickens are exposed to a number of potential stressors prior to Slaughter, including catching, crating, and transportation. To ameliorate animal welfare and prevent product...
Why consumers behave as they do with respect to food safety and risk information (2007)
Verbeke, W., Frewer, L.J., Scholderer, J.
In recent years, it seems that consumers are generally uncertain about the safety and quality of their food and their risk perception differs substantially from that of experts. Hormone and...
Segmentation based on consumers’ perceived importance and attitude toward farm animal welfare (2007)
Consumers' preferences toward techniques for improving manual catching of poultry (2006)
Delezie, E, Verbeke, W, De Tavernier, J, Decuypere, E
Growing interest in ameliorating animal welfare has prompted numerous studies that compare various aspects of manual and mechanical catching. In general, mechanical catching has been adopted as a...
Pathways to increase consumer trust in meat as a safe and wholesome food (2006)
Gellynck, X, Verbeke, W, Vermeire, B
This paper focuses on the effect of information about meat safety and wholesomeness on consumer trust based on several studies with data collected in Belgium. The research is grounded in the...
Communication needs and food allergy : an analysis of stakeholder views (2006)
Miles, S., Crevel, R, Chryssochoidis, G., Frewer, L.J., Grimshaw, K., Guidonet Riera, A., ...
Abstract At present, the most useful approaches to communicating information about food allergy to different stakeholder groups are not understood. Stakeholders include allergic consumers, their...
D'Haese, M.F.C., Verbeke, W., Kirsten, J., D'Haese, L.
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable market outlet for their wool. In response, the South African wool industry built shearing sheds,...
Consumers’ quality perception as a basis for fish market segmentation in Belgium
W. VERBEKE, I. VERMEIR, Z. PIENIAK, K. BRUNSØ
This paper focuses on consumers’ quality perception of fish in Belgium and its impact on interest in information, beliefs and behaviour. Cross-sectional data were collected from a sample of 429...
This study investigates determinants of sustainable consumption behaviour in Belgium. To gain a better insight in sustainable consumption, we conducted a study where sustainable attitudes and...
SUSTAINABLE FOOD CONSUMPTION: EXPLORING THE CONSUMER ATTITUDE – BEHAVIOUR GAP
Although public interest in sustainability increases and consumer attitudes are mainly positive, behavioural patterns are not univocally consistent with attitudes. The presumed gap between favourable...
N. GEEROMS, P. VAN KENHOVE, W. VERBEKE
Given the importance of meaningful audience segmentation in creating effective health advertisements, this study proposes a new segmentation approach based on a theoretical structure of eight...
Europeans and Traditional Foods: Definition and Image from the Consumers' Perspective
Vanhonacker, F., Lengard, V., Guerrero, L., Scalvedi, L., Raude, J., Zakowska, S., ...
This paper provides a consumer-driven definition of traditional food products (TFP) and investigates the image European consumers have about this food product category. Data were collected from...
Consumer Interest and Marketing Potential of Information on Fish Labels
Food labels are an important source of information to consumers. However, little scientific evidence is available on the type of information consumers seek on product labels and how consumers use...
Perez Cueto, F., Verbeke, W., Chryssochoidis, G., Grunert, K., Shcholderer, J.
Objective: to describe the occasions when, the places where and people with whom respondents reported pork meat consumption. Design & Setting: Cross-sectional web based survey in Belgium, Denmark,...
Pieniak, Z., Verbeke, W., Scholderer, J., Brunso, K., Olsen, S.O.
This paper focuses on exploring whether and to what extent affective health-related and cognitive determinants have an impact on fish consumption behaviour. Cross-sectional data were collected...