Consumer willingness to pay for food products enriched with brewers’ spent grain: a discrete choice experiment

Varghese, Cinu - Arcia, Patricia - Curutchet, Ana

Resumen:

Brewers’ spent grain (BSG), a nutrient-rich by-product, offers the food industry a sustainable opportunity. This study explores consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for food products enriched with BSG, focusing on the influence of sustainability logos and brand information. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE), analyze how these attributes impact consumer preferences for two products: BSG-enriched bread and chocolate dessert. Key variables included the presence of sustainability logos and BSG information, brand type (premium, low-cost, or no-brand), and price. An online survey was conducted, and the multinomial logit (MNL) model was applied to the data (n = 402). Overall, these results suggest that sustainability logos and BSG information positively influence consumer choices, although brand significance varies across product categories. For bread, the brand plays a critical role in purchasing decisions, while for chocolate dessert, the price is the main decision factor. This research highlights that through the addition of BSG, the bread and chocolate manufacturing industry in Uruguay can increase profits with a premium price and improve product quality, transforming the food industry and advancing sustainable development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
2024
Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación
Alimentos
Bagazo de cerveza
Sostenibilidad
Productos
Consumidores
Percepción
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/4775
https://doi.org/10.3390/ foods13223590
Acceso abierto
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución – No Comercial – Sin Derivadas (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

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