Exploring consumers perceptions of local food with two different qualitative techniques: Laddering and word association

By K. Roininen, Anne Arvola, Liisa Lähteenmäki. 2006

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Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues (2012, background): “…Darby et al. (2008), Lawless et al. (1999), and Starr et al. (2003) cite farmers’ retention of a greater share of the food dollar by eliminating money going to the “middlemen” as a possible benefi t. Roininen et al. (2006) assert that local food systems may encourage growth in local labor markets.”
What motivates consumers to buy traditional food products? Evidence from Croatia and Austria using word association and laddering interviews (2014, unknown): “The associations that first come to the respondent’s mind regarding food products, may be the most relevant for consumer’s purchase decisions (Roininen et al., 2006) so this technique is an interesting tool for exploring consumer perception of food products (Ares et al.”
Consumers’ Preferences and Attitudes Toward Local Food Products (2016, background): “…to consumers’ perception of local foods, several studies have found that most consumers perceive local foods to be superior to other foods in many features of quality (Brown, 2003; Schneider & Francis, 2005; Roininen et al., 2006; Zepeda & Li, 2006; Onozaka et al., 2010; Giovannucci et al., 2010).”
The mindful consumer: Balancing egoistic and altruistic motivations to purchase local food (2018, background): “…relating to health consciousness, e.g., nutritional value (Selfa and Qazi, 2005), food quality, e.g., taste, freshness, (Chambers et al., 2007; Roininen et al., 2006; Murphy, 2011), and more traditional shopping requirements, e.g., convenience, availability, and price (Chambers et al., 2007;…”