How can insect-based food appeal to consumers in the Swedish market?: A qualitative study on identifying major factors that impact purchasing insect-based food and examining how novel companies can penetrate the Swedish market.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The main purpose of this study was to examine the main factors that both positively and negatively influence consumers purchasing behavior in terms of insect-based food. By investigating the factors, the study aimed to shed light on how insect-based food can seamlessly penetrate the Swedish market with the use of marketing strategies. In order to further facilitate the study, a qualitative research with an inductive approach was selected. With the foundation of formulated questions, the semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain deeper insights in relation to the study. The interviewees included Swedish residents in the age range of 20-40 and 13 individual interviews were carried out to ensure the quality of data. The study identified some major contributing factors: sustainability, product quality and availability. These major factors, therefore, created a need for potential marketing strategies, which primarily focuses on extensive information sharing and green labelling.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 64
Keywords [en]
Entomophagy, novel food, sustainability, diet behaviour, marketing entry, young consumer behaviour, food industry, marketing mix
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52841ISRN: JU-IHH-FÖA-1-20211390OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-52841DiVA, id: diva2:1561560
Examiners
2021-06-282021-06-072025-10-13Bibliographically approved