Consumers’ Perception on Traceability of Greek Traditional Foods in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Dimitris Skalkos, Ioanna S. Kosma, Eleni Chasioti, Thomas Bintsis and Haralabos C. Karantonis
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Dimitris Skalkos: Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Ioanna S. Kosma: Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Eleni Chasioti: Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
Thomas Bintsis: School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, 11 Aristotelous, 54624 Thessaloniki, Greece
Haralabos C. Karantonis: Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Biochemistry and Technology, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of the Environment, University of The Aegean, Metropolitan Ioakeim 2, 81400 Mytilene, Greece

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-17

Abstract: In the rising new global economic and social period, after the COVID-19 pandemic, traceability is expected to be a critical parameter for the selection of foods by consumers worldwide. Accordingly, traditional foods (TFs) can become the foods of choice in the new era due to their originality, authenticity, unique organoleptic properties, and locality. In this paper, the consumers’ perception on traceability regarding Greek TFs and northwest Greek TFs is investigated, in order to find out the specific information they require for the purchase of these foods. Traceability was tested using variables related to package, product, quality, process, and personal information of these foods. A self-response questionnaire survey was carried out in September and October 2021 on a sample of 1707 participants through the Google platform. The results show that the participants consider traceability regarding questions on package information “quite important” and “very important” by an average of 68%, on food information by 64%, on quality information by 69%, on production process information by 78%, and on personal information by 65%. A similar pattern was recorded for the regional northwest Greek TFs for information on production process, personal, and package data, although there was a significant increase in the perception by the participants for data related to food information itself by 87% and more related to quality information by 94%.

Keywords: traditional foods; traceability; package information; product information; quality information; process information; personal information; questionnaire survey; post-COVID-19 era (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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