Undergraduates’ Satisfaction of Online Food and Beverage Services Amidst Financial Distress in Nnewi Urban, Anambra State, Nigeria

Eucharia A. Ikegwuonu, Juliet E. Allen and Mary E. Ijomah
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Eucharia A. Ikegwuonu: International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research, Postal: Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Enugu State, Nigeria., https://www.ijhhr.org/
Juliet E. Allen: International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research, Postal: Department of Home Science and Management, Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria., https://www.ijhhr.org/
Mary E. Ijomah: International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research, Postal: Admiralty University of Nigeria, Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria., https://www.ijhhr.org/

International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research, 2024, vol. 3, issue 1, 173-185

Abstract: This study determined undergraduates’ satisfaction of online food and beverage services amidst financial distress in Nnewi urban, Anambra State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used by the study. Population consisted of 3,509 students. Sample size was 35. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that different types of food and beverage products were purchased online. The problems undergraduates face in online food and beverage services included delayed delivery, use of artificial food colouring and fear of food contamination. Strategies for enhancing students’ satisfaction of online purchases included timely delivery of products ordered and appropriate delivery mechanism. Findings also showed that the ways online food and beverage purchases can influence undergraduate’s finances included high cost of online food products, additional cost for delivery among others. Among recommendations made was that online food vendors should ensure that food products delivered are same with products ordered by customers in order to enhance customer satisfaction.

Keywords: Financial Distress; Food Delivery; Online Food; Online Purchase; Student Satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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