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<p>Reducing the quantities of food lost or wasted will be an emerging challenge in coming years. The sector contributing the most to food waste is households. The aim of this study is to evaluate consumer behavior on the food market in the context of wastage identification and assessment of consumer opinions in Poland regarding the causes of the problem of food waste in households. A quantitative study was carried out using individual direct questionnaire interviews (N = 1,145). Results showed that Polish consumer opinions regarding reasons for wasting food vary according to demographic and economic conditions. The least educated consumers and families with several children were found to be guided by economic premises in their purchases more often than other groups and plan their purchases more rationally. The causes of food wastage related to irrational behavior were more often named by consumers with higher standards of living and by the younger generation.</p>
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Reducing the quantities of food lost or wasted will be an emerging challenge in coming years. The sector contributing the most to food waste is households. The aim of this study is to evaluate consumer behavior on the food market in the context of wastage identification and assessment of consumer opinions in Poland regarding the causes of the problem of food waste in households. A quantitative study was carried out using individual direct questionnaire interviews (N = 1,145). Results showed that Polish consumer opinions regarding reasons for wasting food vary according to demographic and economic conditions. The least educated consumers and families with several children were found to be guided by economic premises in their purchases more often than other groups and plan their purchases more rationally. The causes of food wastage related to irrational behavior were more often named by consumers with higher standards of living and by the younger generation.

Consumer Opinions on the Causes of Food Waste — Demographic and Economic Conditions

Poznań University of Economics and Business, Institute of Marketing

Poznań University of Economics and Business

Institute of Quality Science, Department of Food Quality and Safety al

Marketing of Scientific and Research Organizations

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Reducing the quantities of food lost or wasted will be an emerging challenge in coming years. The sector contributing the most to food waste is households. The...

Consumer Opinions on the Causes of Food Waste — Demographic and Economic Conditions

Publié en ligne: 02 févr. 2022

Pages: 75 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minib-2021-0022

Mots clés
consumer behavior, purchase decisions, food waste, consumer attitudes and opinions, sustainability

© 2021 Magdalena Ankiel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Consumer Opinions on the Causes of Food Waste — Demographic and Economic Conditions

Publié en ligne: 02 févr. 2022

Pages: 75 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minib-2021-0022

Mots clésconsumer behavior, purchase decisions, food waste, consumer attitudes and opinions, sustainability

© 2021 Magdalena Ankiel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
consumer behavior, purchase decisions, food waste, consumer attitudes and opinions, sustainability