The effect of freshness in a foodservice context
Kumpulainen, Tommi; Sandell, Mari; Junell, Pasi; Hopia, Anu (2016)
Kumpulainen, Tommi
Sandell, Mari
Junell, Pasi
Hopia, Anu
Taylor&Francis
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017053111330
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017053111330
Tiivistelmä
The purpose of this research was to study how consumers respond to differences in the freshness of lettuce based only on sensory properties in the foodservice context. Another objective was to measure consumer response to the modification of the consumption context. Data was collected from consumer studies in two separate restaurants with three different products (n=238). The reference sample was a packaged ready-to-eat lettuce, which was compared using two freshly prepared samples. The results indicated that consumers did recognize differences between product properties that depend on the level of freshness when served in a foodservice environment. By serving fresh products, the perceived level of sensory quality showed a significant increase.
Keywords: Foodservice, Freshness, Vegetables, Fresh-cut, Sensory evaluation, Consumer perception, Lettuce, Context
Keywords: Foodservice, Freshness, Vegetables, Fresh-cut, Sensory evaluation, Consumer perception, Lettuce, Context