The millennials’ purchasing behaviors and home food management patterns in the context of sustainable food consumption

Joanna Kaczorowska, Krystyna Rejman and Ewa Halicka

Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 2017, vol. 45, issue 3

Abstract: This study investigates pro-environmental behaviors of the Millennials (Generation Y) in the area of grocery shopping, in-house food management and consumption. Data was collected using CATI methodology among 124 young people belonging to the Millennial generation (born between 1977 and 1994), residents of the eight largest cities of the Polish Mazowsze Region. Results demonstrated that consumers were not homogenous in terms of environmental consciousness, however, generally were aware of various negative consequences of in-house food consumption practices. Despite this, during grocery shopping the majority of respondents focused on the determinants typically linked to food (taste, quality, healthy eating), not their environmental and social values. Additionally, they did not express readiness to make their diets more sustainable and decrease consumption of meat (half of the group) and other animal products (⅔ of respondents). Millennials accept sustainable products and services if they are directly beneficial to them (fitness, health, economics, convenience) and suit their preferences and expectations.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.355905

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