This study was conducted to investigate whether there were differences in eco-friendly food, home meal replacement (HMR) purchases, and eating-out behavior according to the level of agri-food consumer competence. The data for the study were extracted from main food consumers (n=3,321) in the 2022 Food Consumption Behavior Survey. The competence index was divided into awareness-attitude-practice items, and three groups were classified by competence level. The results showed an agri-food consumer competency score of 70.62, with the highest score for awareness (73.96), followed by practice (69.28) and attitude (66.18). The frequency of purchasing eco-friendly food was higher in the excellent group compared to other groups, and quality and price satisfaction was higher with higher competency (p<0.001). Regarding HMR, the results showed that the shortage group had the lowest HMR consumption rate, and satisfaction decreased as competence decreased (p<0.001). The main reason for eating-out was to enjoy food in all groups (59.0%), followed by a lack of cooking time in the excellent group (15.7%) and hassle with food preparation in the moderate and shortage groups (17.3%, 16.6%) (p<0.001). In short, agri-food consumption competency showed differences by contents and components, and differences in food purchases and eating-out behavior by competency level were found.

This study was undertaken to provide basic data to aid product development and marketing by identifying purchasing behaviors and performing Important Performance Analysis (IPA) according to the consumption values of rice cakes. This study was conducted on 426 consumers who purchased rice cakes. Analysis was performed to determine general characteristics, consumption behaviors, preference for rice cakes, material preferences for rice cake development, need for rice cake development, and importance and satisfaction when selecting rice cakes. Cluster analysis classified consumption values into three clusters. The high and middle consumption value groups contained the greatest proportions of consumers aged over fifty. The high and medium consumption value groups preferred rice cakes more than the low consumption value group. Higher rice cake consumption value was positively associated with the greater preference for rice cakes. Furthermore, the perceived need to develop rice cakes was greatest in the high consumption value group. In addition, importance and satisfaction were positively associated with consumption value. IPA analysis showed that the attributes that require continuous attention because of their contributions to importance and satisfaction were taste, quantity, and hygiene. Different rice cake marketing and product development strategies are required for different consumption values.

In this research, we examined the shifts in determinants influencing the frequency of eco-friendly food purchases pre- and post-COVID-19. Our analysis utilized filtered 2019-2021 Consumption Behavior Survey data from the Korea Rural Economic Institute Food, excluding any irrational responses. Given the nature of the dependent variable, a multinomial logistic regression model was employed with demographic factors, variables pertaining to food consumption behavior, and variables concerning food consumption awareness as predictors. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, an individual's level of education was observed to positively influence the frequency of eco-friendly food purchases. In contrast, income level and fluctuations in food consumption expenditure did not appear to have a discernible impact on the purchasing frequency of such eco-friendly products. Irrespective of the advent of COVID-19, variables such as the frequency of online food purchases, the utilization of early morning delivery services, dining out frequency, and the intake of health-functional foods consistently demonstrated a positive correlation with the propensity to purchase eco-friendly foods. Overall, consumers prioritizing safety, quality, and nutrition over price, taste, and convenience in their procurement decisions for rice, vegetables, meat, and processed foods exhibit an increased inclination toward the acquisition of eco-friendly food products.

This study surveyed Chinese elderly consumers to determine their purchasing behavior, importance, and satisfaction with HMR products in China. Three hundred and seventy people were surveyed: 184 males and 186 females aged 55 to 70 years. Two hundred and sixty-seven (72.25%) of the surveyed consumers had an average monthly income of 6,000 yuan or less, and 313 (84.9%) responded that they spend 3000 yuan or less on groceries per month. Three hundred and fortyeight (94.1%) showed a high interest in health management. Regarding the frequency of purchasing HMR products, most responded that they purchased HMR products more than once or twice a week, with a single purchase of 100 yuan or less for each purchase. The respondents preferred 2 or 3 serving packagings in a refrigerated form. For all forms of products, those made as in-house meals, outdoor meals, as a snack or night snack, for serving guests, for trips, camping, and on-thego products, the participants mostly responded that they frequently purchased the product. When purchasing HMR products, the importance of hygiene, convenience in purchase accessibility, the freshness of ingredients, and an indication of the nutritional content were considered as a high rank. After purchase, the satisfaction of SNS and mobile application advertisements and promotions, amount per serving, take out convenience, and new menu were considered low-rank. The IPA results showed that marking the origin of the ingredients and new menu are areas needing improvement. The study results may be used as base data for developing elderly friendly HMR products and establishing its marketing strategies.

The aims of this study is to analyze the purchasing behavior of customers purchasing seafood using internet shopping mall based on the sales data of Suhyup Shopping Mall in 2016. The research shows three facts. First, 46.1% of those customers marine products in Suhyup Shopping Mall are purchasing less than 2 times a year and 62.7% of them are purchasing less than 5 times a year. Seconds, The amount of purchases of marine products using Suhyup Shopping Mall is very small. The proportion of purchasers with less than ￦100,000 per year is 48.5%, and the proportion of customers with annual purchases of less than ￦300,000 is 68.2%. Last, Relatively strong items were found by region and age. Abortion was a relatively strong item in the 20s, and In the 30s, the aquatic product set was a relatively strong item. In the 60s are seashells / scallops / shellfish and other fish, 70s are dried yellow croaker, abalone, tile fish and other fish. In the 60s and 70s, the other fishes showed strong relative strengths in terms of quantity and amount. But There were no relatively strong items due to regional differences according to the metropolitan area and nonmetropolitan area.

목적: 대학생 소비자의 안경구매행태와 소비가치가 소비만족도에 영향을 미치는지 연구하기 위하여 인구 통계학적 특성에 따라 안경구매행태에 차이가 있는지 확인하고 소비가치가 대학생 소비자의 소비만족도에 영향을 미치는지 확인한다. 방법: 본 연구대상의 표본은 2017년 6월 1일부터 6월 15일까지 익산 소재 대학교의 대학생들을 대상으로 직접 설문방식으로 조사하였고, 총 320부의 설문지를 배포하여 응답이 누락되어 분석에서 제외한 17부를 제외하고 최종 302부를 분석 자료로 이용하였다. 기술통계분석, 빈도분석, 카이스퀘어 검증, 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 결과: 조사대상자의 안경구매행태를 살펴보면, 평균안경교체주기는 ‘1년 이상 2년 미만’이 32.1%로 가장 높게 나타났고, 안경교체이유는 ‘도수 변화’가 39.1%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 안경선택에 영향을 주는 사람 은 ‘나 자신’이 70.2%로 가장 높았다. 안경구매 시 가장 중요한 선택요인은 ‘디자인’이 가장 중요하다고 응답 한 경우가 52.6%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 인구통계학적 특성에 따른 안경구매행태의 차이를 분석한 결과, 여 성보다 남성이, 소득이 많은 사람이, 안경을 착용한지 얼마 되지 않은 대학생들이 더 안경교체를 쉽게 결정 하였다. 남성의 안경교체이유는 ‘안경파손’, ‘렌즈흠집’, ‘유행 뒤처짐’ 순이었으나 여성은 ‘도수 변화’가 51.9%로 압도적으로 높게 나타났다. 안경착용기간이 ‘10년이상’인 집단은 ‘도수 변화’ 비율이 48.8%로 다른 집단에 비해 높았다. 소득수준이 높은 집단이 소득수준이 낮은 집단보다 안경선택이유로 디자인을 최우선 하는 것으로 나타났고 소득수준이 낮은 집단이 높은 집단보다 안경선택이유로 가격을 최우선하는 것으로 나 타났다. 본 연구에서 조사대상자인 대학생들에게 안경구매는 미래보다는 현재에 가치를 둔 소비로 나타났으 며, 쾌락보다는 실용성에 가치를 둔 소비로 나타났다. 소비가치 중 쾌락적 소비가치 수준이 높을수록 통계적 으로 유의미하게 소비만족도에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 대학생의 안경구매에 대한 소비만족도를 높이기 위해 쾌락적 소비가치를 높일 수 있는 다양한 컨 텐츠 개발과 서비스가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

The objective of this study was to propose motivation for the analysis of consumer’s purchasing behavior and willingness to pay for the new soymilk products in cooperative stores. We surveyed the purchasing behavior, willingness to purchase, willingness to pay, and impact factors on willingness to pay. The results indicated that most consumers drank soymilk more than once per week. The reasons for consuming soymilk were health, nutrition, and taste, in order. When purchasing soymilk, consumers considered environment-friendly, quality, country of origin, brand, and price, consecutively. Taste was also an essential quality factor. Thus, consumers showed some willingness to purchase new soymilk products. In addition, cooperative members considered environmental characteristics of raw material and improvement of preference for final product as more important than functionality or food additives. Differentiation of process and marketing strategies are required for the development of soymilk products for cooperative members.

Adolescence is the most important period of healthy development. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the food recognition, snack preference, and dietary behavior of 1st grade of middle and high school boys and girls. Subjects were 5,554 students from 16 schools with healthy tuck shop and 3,406 students from 9 schools without healthy tuck shop in Seoul, Korea. Students from schools with healthy tuck shop are significantly higher than control group for facility satisfaction and hygiene satisfaction (all p<0.05). For fruit, the preference (p<0.05) and recognition (attitude, p<0.001: intention, p<0.05: eating habit, p<0.001: social-environment, p<0.001: self-efficacy, p<0.001) of students in schools with healthy tuck shop are significantly higher than those in schools without healthy tuck shop. For the habit of checking the manufacturer, students in schools with healthy tuck shop were significantly higher than students in schools without healthy tuck shop (p<0.05). The result suggested that we have to create an environment in which fruits can be purchased easily at a tuck shop and to educate adolescents for the importance of healthy food purchasing behavior. In conclusion, healthy school tuck shop had a positive effect on accessibility to healthy food.

This study examined the food purchasing behavior of rural housewives in Bibong-myeon, Hwaseong. The survey targeted grocery shopping for the home, in particular by housewives. The type of grocery store frequented, age, socioeconomic factors, and ease of purchase were compared with interests in health foods. One super supermarket (SSM), three supermarkets (SM), and four convenience stores were examined in the research area, whereas a large-scale discount store and grocery stores were also examined outside the research area. The grocery store visiting rate was 61.5% in the research area and 38.5% in the other area. The SSM (62.7%) and SM (29.9%) in the research area and LDS (57.1%) and SSM (16.7%) in the other area were most frequently visited. Major purchasing products greatly differed according to the grocery store type. Major foods purchased in the SSM were grain, meat, and fish. Major foods purchased in the LDS and SM were processed products and vegetables, respectively. The LDS visiting frequency was 41.7% for 2-3 times per month and 41.7% for <1 time per month. The means of transport were mostly by private car (87.5%), whereas the SSM was visited 1-2 times per week 53.1% of the time by foot. In addition, various grocery stores are absent in rural areas and it is therefore important to find other methods to assess the food environment of rural areas. In future research, it will be necessary to design various ways to perform food environment research.

The objective of this study is to propose the motivation of the analysis on consumer’s purchase behavior and willingness-to-pay for flower tea. Therefore, we survey the purchase behaviors on flower teas as compared with leaf teas such as green teas. We also analyze the willingness to purchase and pay for such teas. The reasons for consuming flower teas are ‘flavor’, ‘beauty/diet’, ‘health’, consecutively. Consumers prioritize ‘safety’, ‘quality’, ‘price’, and ‘design’ when purchasing flower teas. Nevertheless, it is also essential to consider ‘flavor’ as a quality factor. It is necessary to differentiate the process and marketing strategies for the development of flower teas.

소비채널의 다양화는 소비자의 소비행태에 있어 큰 변화를 야기했다. 현재 전 세계적으로 쇼루밍적 소비행태가 확산되고 있으며, 국내도 예외는 아니다. 본 연구는 설문을 통해 국내 소비자의 소비행위에 대한 현황을 파악하고 궁극적으로는 변화한 소비행태를 반영한 개략적인 채널 활용 전략을 제안하고자 한다. 연구방법으로는 20~50대를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시 하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 상품 구매 시 가장 중요하게 고려하는 요소는 ‘품질’이었으나, 제품 선택이 종료된 후 해당 상품을 구매하는 시점에서는 같은 제품을 보다 ‘저렴한 가격(55.7%)’으로 구매할 수 있는지가 중요했다. 또한 주 구매 채널로 ‘온라인+오프라인(73.8%)’을 복합적으로 활용하며, 매장에서 모바일로 제품 검색 여부’에 대해 약 79.5%의 응답자가 ‘예’라고 답했다. 둘째, 매장 내 모바일 검색 후 최종 구매 채널을 묻는 질문에는 ‘매장(34.7%)’을 이용한다는 응답자가 ‘차후 모바일 구매(34.1%)’라고 응답한 쇼루밍적 소비 비율과 유사한 수준이었다. 특히 매장 구매의 경우 매장 내 모바일 검색 이유에 ‘상품평 참고’가 가장 높았는데, 이는 온라인(모바일)은 가격비교만큼이나 상품평 등 타 소비자와 공유하는 소통의 장으로의 중요한 역할을 담당한다는 의미로 해석 가능하다. 따라서 소비자간, 기업-소비자간 소통이 가능한 유연한 매장 환경을 구축하여야 한다. 셋째, 품목에 따라서는 의류, 생활용품, 화장품 등이 매장 구매 선호 품목으로, 서적, 의류, 가전제품이 온라인(모바일) 구매 선호 품목으로 나타났다. 연령에 따라서는 ‘순수 오프라인족’이 20대가 가장 많았고, 이들은 생활용품과 의류를 매장에서 구매하는 것을 선호했다. 이러한 연구 결과를 반영하여 향후 온오프라인 구매 채널 구축 및 확장 시 연령대별 소비행위, 구매 프로세스, 활용 선호 구매채널, 품목별 선호 구매 채널 등에 대한 충분한 이해와 전략 구축이 선행되어야 한다.

The Purpose of this paper is to analysis on consumer’s purchasing behavior and intention of local food. To analysis consumer’s purchasing behavior, a series of homemaker surveys were conducted. The sample size of the survey is 416 respectively. As a survey result, consumer’s purchasing behavior shows that purchasing ratio of local food and buying place is various type. By decision tree model analysis showed that consumer’s purchasing intention is enough to establishing local food system in region. Therefore, strategies for regional consumption are needed expression of the place city and county of origin, diversification of purchasing item and buying area, and sustainable improvement for safety and trust on local food.

This research targets housewives residing in Daegu among whole consumers. The first step is to divide housewives into two groups, group 1 which has experience of purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products and group 2 which has no experience. Then in the next step, research proceeds to investigate perception, present behavior and future intention of purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products. Based on this, it intends to provide both basic information which is needed for producers and distributors to set their systemic marketing strategy to increase consumption of environment-friendly agricultural products and effective way to vitalize the consumption.

This study was designed to analyze the possibility to enter the Chinese market aggressively by giving light on the factors which have effects on the continuous intention of Shanghai consumers to purchase environment-friendly foods, and the purchase of Korean environment-friendly foods. The objects of analysis were the 209 consumers living in Shanghai, China. As for the analysis method, the frequency, percentage, crossing analysis, χ²-test and logistic regression analysis were carried out, making use of SPSS PC+ 13.0. The study results are as follows. Firstly, it was identified that the decisive factors, such as good taste, health of family, freshness, food shop in a department store, international quality authentication, diversity of items and number of family members, had effects on the possibility that the consumers in Shanghai, China would purchase environmentfriendly foods continuously, showing the meaningful variables. Secondly, as for the decisive factors having effects on the possibility to buy Korean environmentfriendly foods continuously, it was identified that good taste, health of family, freshness and price cutting were the meaningful variables. Therefore, it is necessary that to set up a export promotion strategy to make the Shanghai consumers get interested in Korean environment-friendly foods and choose to buy the foods.

This study was examined to analyze of the characteristics analysis of purchasing behavior for environment-friendly agri-products on consumers in Gwangju. The 310 subjects formatted questionnaires were analyzed to frequency, percentage, crosstabulation, chi-square test and logistic regression by SPSS WIN 10.0. The main results of this study were as followings (1) It was analyzed that consumers have had the reason to purchase, purchase places, purchase number of times, purchase background, optimum price and purchase item for environment-friendly agri-products. (2) It was tended that consumer showed degree of satisfaction, point to improve and purchase intention continuously for environment-friendly agriproducts. (3) It was proved that age, income, medium contact level, cognitive level, valuation basis, producer and the direct deal, the consumer organization"s co-op, large-sized discount hoarded goods for purchase places and price reduction for promotion of purchase for environment-friendly agri-products was of the characteristics analysis.