Food Wastage as a Display of Consumer Behaviour
Naďa Hazuchová, Irena Antošová, Jana Stávková
Abstract
The article deals with consumer behavior in terms of food and its wastage. The main aim is to identify consumer behavior in relation to food consumption and food waste in the households in the Czech Republic as an effect of healthy competitive environment. Food consumption and its wastage is analyzed in terms of quantity and food expenditure in general as well as with the use of primary data from the Household Budget Survey. According to a household diary survey, the highest wastage is of cereal and dairy products, with the lowest being meat.
Topics & Concepts
Consumption (sociology)Food wasteAgricultural economicsFood consumptionBusinessLogistic regressionConsumer behaviourAgricultural scienceEconomicsMarketingMathematicsEnvironmental scienceEngineeringStatisticsWaste managementSociologySocial scienceFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityConsumer Packaging Perceptions and TrendsConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling