Are local dairy products better? Using principal component analysis to investigate consumers' perception towards quality, sustainability, and market availability

VM Merlino, M Renna, J Nery, A Muresu, A Ricci… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The perception of the local production concept significantly varies
depending on the weight given to each defining component (eg, quality and sustainability) …

Mountain Food Products: A Cluster Analysis Based on Young Consumers' Perceptions

A Bonadonna, S Duglio, L Bollani, G Peira - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Even though many studies focus on consumer perception of local food, only limited research
concerns mountain areas. This paper aims to fill this gap by concentrating on the potential …

[HTML][HTML] The environmental impact of permanent meadows-based farms: A comparison among different dairy farm management systems of an Italian cheese

G Rencricca, F Froldi, M Moschini, M Trevisan… - Sustainable Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
The environmental impact of dairy production is heavily influenced by milk farm efficiency,
farm characteristics, and farming activities, such as feed management. The existing research …

Consumers' purchasing determinants towards mountain food products

G Staffolani, D Bentivoglio, A Finco - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mountain agriculture is a very important source of ecosystem services, such as cultural
heritage, traditional knowledge, and biodiversity. However, traditional farming practices in …

Opuntia ficus-indica as an Ingredient in New Functional Pasta: Consumer Preferences in Italy

N Palmieri, A Suardi, W Stefanoni, L Pari - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Opuntia ficus-indica is a source of minerals and vitamins and has recently been used as
ingredient to make a new functional variety of pasta. Italy was the first country in the world to …

Authenticity of hay milk vs. milk from maize or grass silage by lipid analysis

S Imperiale, E Kaneppele, K Morozova, F Fava… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hay milk is a traditional dairy product recently launched on the market. It is protected as
“traditional specialty guaranteed”(TSG) and subjected to strict regulations. One of the most …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding Consumers' Intention to Purchase GI Cheeses Based on The SEM-Logit Model

D Užar, J Filipović - South East European Journal of Economics and …, 2023 - sciendo.com
This study aimed to investigate determinants of purchase cheeses with GIs in developing
country and to analyze to what extent these factors affected individuals' purchasing intention …

Italian consumer preferences for eucalyptus honey: an exploratory study

N Palmieri, W Stefanoni, F Latterini, L Pari - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing concern for environmental issues has underlined the need to promote
sustainable consumption and production. Taking into consideration the three pillars of …

Fat quality, sensory properties and consumers preference towards different commercial labels for bovine milk from retail market

A Lopez, VM Moretti, E Demartini… - … Journal of Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the modern large‐scale retail trade, voluntary quality schemes play a fundamental role to
communicate specific quality attributes of processes and products, from farms to the market …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers behind consumers' intent to purchase deodorized soy milk

J Zhou, YH Shin, SE Jung, L Kong - Food Innovation and Advances, 2024 - maxapress.com
Soy milk, rich in vitamin D and calcium, is a common alternative to dairy milk. However, its
distinct'beany off-flavor'has limited its acceptance, particularly in Western countries. A new …