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Cheese liking and consumer willingness to pay as affected by information about organic production

Napolitano, Fabio; Braghieri, Ada; Piasentier, Edi; Favotto, Saida; Naspetti, Simona and Zanoli, Raffaele (2010) Cheese liking and consumer willingness to pay as affected by information about organic production. Journal of Dairy Research, 77 (3), pp. 280-286.

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The present study aimed to assess the effect of information about organic production on Pecorino cheese liking and consumer willingness to pay. Mean scores of perceived liking were similar for organic cheese (OC) and conventional cheese (CC). Expected liking scores were higher for OC than for CC (P<0.001). For OC the expected liking was significantly higher (P<0.001) than the perceived liking expressed in blind conditions (negative disconfirmation), whereas for CC the expected liking was significantly lower (P<0.001) than the perceived liking expressed in blind conditions (positive disconfirmation). Consumers assimilated their liking for OC in the direction of expectations, as the difference actual vs. perceived liking was significant (P<0.001). However the assimilation was not complete, as also the difference actual liking vs. expected liking was significant (P<0.001). Consumers showed a willingness to pay OC (mean+/-se=4.20+/-0.13 euro/100 g) higher than the local retail price for conventional (1.90 euro/100 g) and even organic cheese (3.00 euro/100 g). We conclude that the information about organic farming can be a major determinant of cheese liking and consumer willingness to pay, thus providing a potential tool for product differentiation, particularly for small scale and traditional farms


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:organic production, cheese liking, expectancy information, willingness to pay
Subjects:"Organics" in general
Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Research affiliation: Italy > Univ. Basilicata
Italy > Univ. Udine
Italy > Univ. Politecnica delle Marche (prev. Univ. Ancona)
DOI:10.1017/S0022029910000130
Deposited By: Naspetti, Dr Simona
ID Code:21973
Deposited On:11 Dec 2012 14:35
Last Modified:11 Dec 2012 14:35
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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