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Chase, Darren; Emunu, John Paul; Nilsson, Tomas K.H.; McCann-Hiltz, Diane; Peng, Yanning. |
The development of innovative functional food products is a major trend in today’s food industry. The growth of this industry is driven by increased consumer awareness of their own health deficiencies, increased understanding of the possible health benefits of functional foods, development in formulation technologies, a positive regulatory environment, and changing consumer demographics and lifestyles. While there has been a proliferation of omega-3 products such as milk, eggs, yogurt, and margarine in the Canadian food market, very little is known about consumers of these products. We use ACNielsen Homescan™ data combined with survey data to develop profiles of omega-3 consumers in Canada. The focus of the study is on consumers of four products: omega-3... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99781 |
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Nilsson, Tomas K.H.; Chase, Darren; Emunu, John Paul; McCann-Hiltz, Diane; Peng, Yanning. |
The development of innovative functional food products is a major trend in today's food industry. The growth of this industry is driven by increased consumer awareness of their own health deficiencies, increased understanding of the possible health benefits of functional foods, development in formulation technologies, a positive regulatory environment and changing consumer demographics and lifestyles. While there has been a proliferation of omega-3 products such as milk, eggs, yogurt, and margarine in the Canadian food market, very little is known about consumers of omega-3 products. In our study we use ACNielsen HomescanTM data combined with ACNielsen Panel TrackTM survey data to develop profiles of omega-3 consumers in Canada. The focus of the study is... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Omega-3 fatty acids; Nutritional labelling; Health benefits; Ordered probit model; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; C81; D12; I19; Q19. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7713 |
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Cash, Sean B.; Kingston-Riechers, JoAnn; Peng, Yanning; McCann-Hiltz, Diane; Ding, Yulian; Beaunom, Wendy. |
This study investigates consumer attitudes toward functional foods in the context of CLA-enhanced beef products. The objectives of this study were to identify the following issues: 1) consumer awareness and attitudes towards nutrition, functional foods, and other emerging factors; 2) consumers´ major health concerns; 3) consumers´ beef consumption patterns; 4) the importance of health information and food labeling in affecting consumer purchasing decisions; 5) consumer attitudes, acceptance, and willingness to pay for CLA-enriched beef products; 6) and consumers´ demographic information. “Choice experiment” survey design methodology was used to collect the data. Choice experiments have become an important and recognized tool in marketing and non-market... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Consumer behavior; Demand for novel food; Functional foods; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; D12; I12; Q11. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52089 |
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Brooks, Harvey G.; McCann-Hiltz, Diane. |
This article examines the strategies that have been used by cooperatives and group marketing institutions dealing with differentiation of producers into distinct market segments. Based on a comprehensive study of significant agricultural cooperatives and group marketing institutions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, the authors attempt to explain the rationale behind these strategies and to demonstrate the extent to which these strategies are used by cooperatives and group marketing institutions. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46419 |
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