In recent years, food manufacturers have been devoting a large portion of their R&D budgets to the development of functional foods. Although functional foods exhibit a significant level of information asymmetry, consumers appear to be increasingly appreciative, recognizing their role in preventing or reducing health risks and/or improving other physiological functions. This paper quantifies the willingness to pay of a representative sample of 600 Italian consumers for a hypothetical yogurt using a web-based stated choice experiment. The willingness to pay for two functional attributes (probiotics and catechin enrichment) was measured using the panel data version of a Random Parameters Logit model. The results show that respondents are willing to pay a premium for a catechin-enriched yogurt (0.38 €/jar), which is well above their willingness to pay for the probiotic attribute (0.21 €/jar). Averaging the individual values across sample sub-groups indicates that the willingness to pay for catechin enrichment may be related to age, income, health status, lifestyle and education.

Moro, D., Veneziani, M., Sckokai, P., Castellari, E., Consumer Willingness to Pay for Catechin-enriched Yogurt: Evidence from a Stated Choice Experiment, <<AGRIBUSSINES>>, 2015; (31): 243-258. [doi:10.1002/agr.21401] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/65863]

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Catechin-enriched Yogurt: Evidence from a Stated Choice Experiment

Moro, Daniele;Veneziani, Mario;Sckokai, Paolo;Castellari, Elena
2015

Abstract

In recent years, food manufacturers have been devoting a large portion of their R&D budgets to the development of functional foods. Although functional foods exhibit a significant level of information asymmetry, consumers appear to be increasingly appreciative, recognizing their role in preventing or reducing health risks and/or improving other physiological functions. This paper quantifies the willingness to pay of a representative sample of 600 Italian consumers for a hypothetical yogurt using a web-based stated choice experiment. The willingness to pay for two functional attributes (probiotics and catechin enrichment) was measured using the panel data version of a Random Parameters Logit model. The results show that respondents are willing to pay a premium for a catechin-enriched yogurt (0.38 €/jar), which is well above their willingness to pay for the probiotic attribute (0.21 €/jar). Averaging the individual values across sample sub-groups indicates that the willingness to pay for catechin enrichment may be related to age, income, health status, lifestyle and education.
2015
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Moro, D., Veneziani, M., Sckokai, P., Castellari, E., Consumer Willingness to Pay for Catechin-enriched Yogurt: Evidence from a Stated Choice Experiment, <<AGRIBUSSINES>>, 2015; (31): 243-258. [doi:10.1002/agr.21401] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/65863]
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