A Review of the Literature on Food Values and Their Potential Implications for Consumers’ Food Decision Processes

Opeyemi Afolabi Femi-Oladunni, Pablo Ruiz-Palomino, María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz and Ana Isabel Muro-Rodríguez
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Opeyemi Afolabi Femi-Oladunni: Department of Spanish and International Economy, Econometrics and Economic History, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain
Ana Isabel Muro-Rodríguez: Department of Spanish and International Economy, Econometrics and Economic History, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: This article offers a semi-systematic literature review on the concept of food values. Specifically, 36 relevant research articles were analyzed. The results underscore the novelty and rapid popularity of this concept in different professional, scientific, and academic fields. Among the findings, the article highlights how the concept of food values has evolved to accommodate the features and behaviors of specific markets. Nonetheless, one can group food values into three distinct clusters. This article expands our understanding on the evolution of food values along different dimensions (various clusters and segments related to geographic regions and social classes). It also identifies several research gaps and translates them into different research proposals.

Keywords: food values; food sector; consumer behavior; semi-systematic review (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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