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Beyond Price and Quality Understanding Credence Attributes of Food Products in Victoria’s priority markets. February 2005. Project Description. A market driven approach to evaluating the importance of credence attributes in priority markets for the Victorian agri-food sector. Key Objective.
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Beyond Price and Quality Understanding Credence Attributes of Food Products in Victoria’s priority markets February 2005
Project Description A market driven approach to evaluating theimportance of credence attributes in priority markets for the Victorian agri-food sector. Key Objective • To analyse market preferences for green, ethical, clean, kind, safe food and communicate information to government policy makers, regulators and industry.
Project Scope • Food Safety • Clean Food • Green Food • Animal Welfare • Ethical Food
Approach • Desktop research & consultation to identify issues • Identification of priority markets • 280 structured interviews • 21 international markets incl. Australia • Report and dissemination of results
Importance of 5 attributes (ranked as being of High or Very High Importance)
Key messages • Price and Quality remain key drivers • Food Safety most important of the 5 factors • Clean Food also important • Ethical issues of moderate importance • Animal Welfare and Green issues ranked lower • Higher importance where factors impact directly • Interest groups and media can raise importance • Definitions vary, esp. for clean and green • Disconnect between what consumers say and do • Positive image of Australia • Positive reaction to this research
Animal Welfare • General ‘concern’ for welfare of animals, however.. • Low priority to consumers when purchasing food • Higher importance when related to quality/health • Most visible in egg & poultry industries
Importance of Animal Welfare to food consumers in Victoria’s priority markets