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A Review of the Literature on Food Values and Their Potential Implications for Consumers’ Food Decision Processes

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  • Opeyemi Afolabi Femi-Oladunni

    (Department of Spanish and International Economy, Econometrics and Economic History, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain)

  • Pablo Ruiz-Palomino

    (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain)

  • María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz

    (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain)

  • Ana Isabel Muro-Rodríguez

    (Department of Spanish and International Economy, Econometrics and Economic History, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain)

Abstract

This article offers a semi-systematic literature review on the concept of food values. Specifically, 36 relevant research articles were analyzed. The results underscore the novelty and rapid popularity of this concept in different professional, scientific, and academic fields. Among the findings, the article highlights how the concept of food values has evolved to accommodate the features and behaviors of specific markets. Nonetheless, one can group food values into three distinct clusters. This article expands our understanding on the evolution of food values along different dimensions (various clusters and segments related to geographic regions and social classes). It also identifies several research gaps and translates them into different research proposals.

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  • Opeyemi Afolabi Femi-Oladunni & Pablo Ruiz-Palomino & María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz & Ana Isabel Muro-Rodríguez, 2021. "A Review of the Literature on Food Values and Their Potential Implications for Consumers’ Food Decision Processes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2021:i:1:p:271-:d:712393
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