Consumer experiences of food environments during the Covid-19 pandemic: Global insights from a rapid online survey of individuals from 119 countries

O’Meara, Lydia; Turner, Christopher; Coitinho, Denise Costa; Oenema, Stineke

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100594

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“…Several previous research studies have demonstrated the necessity of looking at consumer behaviour in times of global crisis [ 25 , 26 , 27 ]. Sheth [ 28 ] identified eight instruments of the COVID-19 pandemic related to consumption and consumer behaviour, including stockpiling, improvisation, holed-up demand, adopting new technologies, the shop comes into the home, blurring of work-life boundary lines, gatherings with friends and family, and the discovery of skills and abilities.…”

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Food Security and the COVID-19 Crisis from a Consumer Buying Behaviour Perspective—The Case of Bangladesh

Rabbi

Oláh

Popp

et al. 2021

Foods

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Since COVID-19 was confirmed in Bangladesh in March 2020, the government have enacted stringent measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has had a significant impact on people’s lives. Food consumption habits of consumers have shifted as a result of declining grocery shopping frequency, negative income shock, and food prices shooting up. This paper aims to explore Bangladeshi consumers’ buying behaviour in association with the stress generated from a food supply shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-outbreak perception of the food industry, using a dataset with 540 online samples collected between July and August 2021. A two-stage cluster sampling method and self-administrated questionnaire techniques were adopted for collecting the data during the third wave of COVID-19. Using partial least squares path modelling (PLS-PM) and multivariate multiple ordered logit regression (MVORD) to reveal the pertinent structure between all the blocks, this study provides two key findings. First, a higher intensity of COVID-19 impact translates into higher food stress associated with income reduction and higher food prices. Second, food stress directly affects consumer buying and consumption behaviour. We strongly recommend connecting consumers with local producers and collective use of shared warehouses through institutions, policies, and reforms to prevent disruption in the food supply chain and to keep food prices stable. Additionally, food producers, distributors, stakeholders, and policy planners should strengthen the food supply chain to stabilize food security.

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Food Security and the COVID-19 Crisis from a Consumer Buying Behaviour Perspective—The Case of Bangladesh

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Oláh

Popp

et al. 2021

Foods

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“…Zwanka and Buff [ 46 , p. 58] designed a conceptual framework to review the potential influence of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic on consumer traits, buying patterns, psychographic behaviours, and other marketing activities. O’Meara et al [ 47 ] analysed the consumer experience of food environments and food acquisition practices during the COVID-19. These previous works were useful in the framing of the most important questions to be asked regarding the study topic.…”

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The influences of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable consumption: an international study

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Background Sustainable production and consumption are two important issues, which mutually interact. Whereas individuals have little direct influence on the former, they can play a key role on the latter. This paper describes the subject matter of sustainable consumption and outlines its key features. It also describes some international initiatives in this field. Results By means of an international survey, the study explores the emphasis given to sustainable consumption during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the degree of preparedness in individuals to engage in the purchase of green and sustainably manufactured products. The main results indicate that the pandemic offered an opportunity to promote sustainable consumption; nevertheless, the pandemic alone cannot be regarded as a ‘game changer’ in this topic. Conclusions Apart from an online survey with responses from 31 countries, which makes it one of the most representative studies on the topic, a logit model was used to analyse the main variables that affect the probability of pro-environmental consumption behaviour because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper lists some of the technological and social innovations that may be needed, so as to guide more sustainable consumption patterns in a post-pandemic world.

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“…Measures included ( Supplement 1 ): sociodemographics; economic security; household composition; public service support; health conditions that are related to nutrition or increase complications with COVID-19; and food (food security status, food behaviors, and food supply resources). A majority of questions were adapted from validated surveys developed from O'Meara et al, 2022 , Calloway et al, 2019 , and Bickel et al (2000) . One question about changing income during COVID-19 was developed internally as no similar questions existed time.…”

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Disparities in dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic by food security status

Shanks

Houghtaling

Shanks

et al. 2022

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Consumer experiences of food environments during the Covid-19 pandemic: Global insights from a rapid online survey of individuals from 119 countries

Cited by 56 publications

References 77 publications

Food Security and the COVID-19 Crisis from a Consumer Buying Behaviour Perspective—The Case of Bangladesh

Food Security and the COVID-19 Crisis from a Consumer Buying Behaviour Perspective—The Case of Bangladesh

The influences of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable consumption: an international study

Disparities in dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic by food security status

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