A holistic aesthetic experience model: Creating a harmonious dining environment to increase customers' perceived pleasure

JS Horng, H Hsu - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2020 - Elsevier
For chasing a harmonic condition among all elements and customers' positive emotion-
pleasure in a restaurant, this study constructs a holistic aesthetic experience model within …

Do pictures help? The effects of pictures and food names on menu evaluations

Y Hou, W Yang, Y Sun - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Presenting pictures along with food names on menus is a common practice in the restaurant
industry. However, it is not clear whether adding pictures to menus always leads to positive …

Dynamic or static? The effect of food imagery on menus on perceived food energy and purchase intention

Y Du, X Wang - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Food menus frequently employ dynamic imagery to show their offerings, yet a consensus
regarding its impact on perceived food attributes and purchase intentions remains elusive …

The contagion effect on children's consumption decision

G Lin, M Li, Y Xing, F Guo, PMC Lin - Annals of Tourism Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The inclusion of a positive contagious source can increase consumers' attitudes and
purchase intention to a product. However, few studies investigated this effect when …

Attention to Chinese menus with metaphorical or metonymic names: An eye movement lab experiment

X Chen, H Ren, Y Liu, B Okumus, A Bilgihan - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Food is as cultural as it is practical, and names of dishes accordingly have cultural nuances.
Menus serve as communication tools between restaurants and their guests, representing the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of unhealthy food packaging information boundaries on consumer purchasing intentions

S Liang, J He, W Deng, P Cao, L Teng, Y Tang, X Lu… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Existing studies have examined unhealthy food packaging information, mainly focusing on
aspects such as the content, color, and text, whilst paying less attention to the boundaries of …

Is menu design effective? A p-curving analysis

R Chark, MMH Ip - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Menu design is important to restaurateurs. Past studies show that menu design can be
effective in enhancing consumers' attitudes, behavioral intentions, and purchases. In the …

The double-edged effects of visualizing wine style: sweetness scale on wine label

A Luo, DL Quadri-Felitti, AS Mattila - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose A visual sweetness scale with an arrow pointing to a specific sweetness level is
now required on all labels of AOC Alsace. The sweetness scale makes it easier for …

Choice deferral: The interaction effects of visual boundaries and consumer knowledge

C Cervi, VA Brei - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Choice deferral is a common and lousy phenomenon for companies and consumers. This
research examines how visual boundaries (by-alternatives vs. attributes) interact with …

Effect of regulatory focus on food variety-seeking behavior of Chinese tourists

H Cui, F Yao, X Jin, T Zhao, W Xu… - Journal of Hospitality …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
While limited attention has been paid to personality traits that influence tourists' variety-
seeking behavior with respect to food, evidence shows that Chinese people choose less …