The potential future of insects in the European food system: A systematic review based on the consumer point of view

G Mina, G Peira, A Bonadonna - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Edible insects recently gained attention as a potential contributor to the future sustainability
of the food system. Insect farming has indeed shown to have environmental and nutritional …

Simple or complex: How temporal landmarks shape consumer preference for food packages

S Chen, Z Sun, H Zhou, L Shu - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
Food packaging, serving as a means of marketing communication, can be presented in a
simple or complex format. This work investigated the effect of start temporal landmarks (ie …

Insect-based food products: A scoping literature review

I Colamatteo, I Bravo, L Cappelli - Food Research International, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential use of edible insects as an alternative animal protein source has recently
attracted a great deal of attention in Western countries. This is thanks to their numerous …

“Human-like” is powerful: The effect of anthropomorphism on psychological closeness and purchase intention in insect food marketing

Z Wang, J Park - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
There is growing academic and practical interest in entomophagy as a viable and
sustainable solution to the environmental problems of conventional livestock production and …

Assessing the effect of baby schema cuteness on emotions, perceptions and attitudes towards insect-based packaged foods

D Marquis, F Reinoso Carvalho… - British Food Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Aversion linked to disgust and neophobia is the primary reason for human
reluctance towards edible insects as a sustainable food source. Stimulating positive …

Sensory perception nudge: Insect-based food consumer behavior

OMD Martins, R Bucea-Manea-Țoniș, AS Coelho… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The negative impact that animal protein sources have on the environment is a critical world
problem. Finding new acceptable alternatives is crucial. Nevertheless, numerous factors …

Investigation of the level of knowledge in different countries about edible insects: cluster segmentation

RPF Guiné, SG Florença, CA Costa, PMR Correia… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge about edible insects (EIs) in a sample
of people from thirteen countries (Croatia, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico …

Packaging Communication as a Tool to Reduce Disgust with Insect-Based Foods: Effect of Informative and Visual Elements

N Naranjo-Guevara, B Stroh, S Floto-Stammen - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Disgust associated with insect consumption is a significant challenge faced by the insect-
based food industry. One cost-effective approach that managers can employ to increase …

[HTML][HTML] Who has an appetite for insects? Identifying segments of early adopters of insect-based food and their product attribute preferences: Insights from a choice …

B Puteri, M Oehlmann, B Jahnke - Food Research International, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite well-documented scepticism among Western consumers about eating insects, there
are groups of potential early adopters who will form the initial market for insect-based food …

[HTML][HTML] 'A wing in the throat': Negotiating edibility in everyday insect consumption

J Volden - Geoforum, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the 'geographies of edibility'by investigating everyday edibility
negotiations around edible insect foods in Norway. Edible insects are positioned as an …