Market valuation of health claims’ types and strength: the Italian yogurt market

Francesco Bimbo, Alessandro Bonanno, Rosaria Viscecchia and Gianluca Nardone

No 182738, 2014 International Congress, August 26-29, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: While consumer’s demand for foods delivering health benefits, or functional foods, increases, Reg.No.1924/2006, imposes to food manufacturers in the European market stringent criteria for health claims approval. Facing this trade-off, manufacturers need to assess which claim is more likely to lead to market success. We investigate the market value of different health claims, and their efficacy in Italy, using a large database of yogurt sales and a hedonic price framework. Our results indicate large variation in the marginal price of a health claim depending upon the type of health benefits delivered and the claim’s strength.

Keywords: Consumer/Household; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 2014-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.182738

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