An overview of the South Korean edible insect food industry: challenges and future pricing/promotion strategies

Han, Rachel; Shin, Jungyoung Tiffany; Kim, Jin; Choi, Yong Seok; Kim, Young‐Wook

doi:10.1111/1748-5967.12230

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“…Some others assert that the industry should approach this new food implementation by adopting a stakeholder approach (Han et al . ). However, the literature still lacks the depth of research and how each of the stakeholders, particularly the media and consumers, interact in promoting edible insect for human consumption.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Since the initial introduction of edible insect use as human food and feed, more entrepreneurial endeavors have been made (Han et al . ). However, the industry still faces numerous challenges because of disgust‐induced consumer rejections (Baker et al .…”

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“…), lack of industry stakeholder collaborations, and under‐developed research efforts (Han et al . ). These become problematic as more uncertainties are involved in business activities including new consumer acquisition, market penetration, and product development and extension.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…With growing concerns around the world's food sustainability, the United Nations (U.N.) proposed to use edible insect as a potential protein source for human beings (Van Huis et al 2013). Since the initial introduction of edible insect use as human food and feed, more entrepreneurial endeavors have been made (Han et al 2017). However, the industry still faces numerous challenges because of disgustinduced consumer rejections (Baker et al 2016), lack of industry stakeholder collaborations, and under-developed research efforts (Han et al 2017).…”

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The impact of consumer familiarity on edible insect food product purchase and expected liking: The role of media trust and purchase activism

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This study aims to investigate the impact of consumer familiarity with edible insect food products on purchase intentions and expected liking. Based on persuasion and information processing theories, this study examines the roles of media trust and purchase activism as underlying psychological mechanisms. The findings of this study indicate that consumer familiarity contributes to the formation of media trust. It adds credibility to the media information and consumers can be more motivated to exercise their purchase activism as the edible insect food movement is closely related to social causes like sustainability. Activist motivation, then, changes consumers' behavioral outcomes such as purchase intention and expected liking of edible insect food products.

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“…A report in 2016 (Global Market Insights) predicted a significant growth of the market of edible insects for food and animal feed worldwide as consumer awareness and acceptance increases. European countries like the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France appear to have more promising market growth of this sector (Global Market Insights Inc., ; Han, Shin, Kim, Choi, & Kim, ).…”

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The food neophobia scale and young adults’ intention to eat insect products

Sogari

Menozzi

Mora

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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In the coming years, the new EU Regulation on Novel Food is likely to facilitate the development of a niche market for insects and insect‐based ingredients in many European countries. In this research, the aim is to explore the relationship between willingness to try (WTT) and behavior of eating insects, where the independent variables are food neophobia, sensory property expectations, and previous consumption. In total, 88 Italian participants took part in the study. The food neophobia scale (FNS) was constructed using 9 of the 10 items from the original FNS, and a Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to test the research hypotheses. The results show that males are more open to trying insects than females, and food neophobia is negatively correlated with the willingness to eat insects. Findings also indicate that the first exposure to insects positively increases consumers’ sensory property expectations. Intention to try is a strong predictor of the behavior of eating insects. People who scored lower on the FNS were more likely to try (intention) and consequently eat insects (behavior). These findings enhance knowledge about factors which could lead to lower levels of negative prejudice and greater willingness to taste edible insects among Western consumers. Finally, some marketing implications are discussed, like the need of information campaigns to emphasize positive sensory attributes of edible insects to increase the WTT this unfamiliar food.

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Nutritional, functional, and allergenic properties of silkworm pupae

Veličković

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Food Science & Nutrition

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Demand for sustainable sources of nutrition is increasing. Thus, edible insects, which have long formed part of the human diet in Asia, Africa, and Latin America (de Castro et al., 2018), have become a primary focus of scientific research in recent years. However, the allergic risks of consuming insects must be evaluated. Allergic reactions associated with eating edible insects range from a mild localized reaction to a more severe systemic clinical response. The main clinical symptoms include respiratory (e.g., dyspnea, asthma), gastrointestinal (e.g., nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), and skin (e.g., flushing, urticaria, rash, pruritus,) reactions (de Gier & Verhoeckx, 2018).The silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a cultivated insect that is reared at large scales. Silkworm and its metabolites have high nutritional, medicinal, and economic value (Ratcliffe et al., 2011;Yang et al., 2009). The silkworm lifecycle encompasses four distinct developmental stages: ova, larva, pupa, and imago. Silk is obtained from the cocoon when silkworms transform from larvae to pupae.The pupae of the two silk-producing moths are edible. Silkworm pupae are frequently used as food in Asian countries, including Japan, Korea, India, and, especially, China (Zhou & Han, 2006). In China, silkworm pupae are eaten as food and are also an important component of traditional Chinese medicines used to treat hypertension and fatty liver (Zhang & Zhang, 2001). With increasing demand

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An overview of the South Korean edible insect food industry: challenges and future pricing/promotion strategies

Cited by 74 publications

References 23 publications

The impact of consumer familiarity on edible insect food product purchase and expected liking: The role of media trust and purchase activism

The impact of consumer familiarity on edible insect food product purchase and expected liking: The role of media trust and purchase activism

The food neophobia scale and young adults’ intention to eat insect products

Nutritional, functional, and allergenic properties of silkworm pupae

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