According to nutritionists, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Germany is the second largest consumer of breakfast cereals in EU, after the UK (MarketLine, 2014). Therefore it is significantly important to investigate gluten-free products awareness in Germany and find out what inspires people the most while choosing gluten-free products and what are the main “drivers” that affects consumer behaviour while choosing their cereal.
1.1.1 The Concept of Processed Food Products
The term Food Processing (Jacob, 2011) is defined as the practices used by food and beverage industries to transform animal materials and raw plant, such as meat and dairy, grains produce, into products for consumers (Monteiro & Levy, 2010). Nearly all the food
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However, gluten is an essential structure-building protein, contributing to the appearance, crumb structure, and consumer acceptability of many baked products. Therefore, the biggest challenge for food scientists and bakers the area of gluten-free products probably the production of high-quality gluten-free bread (Arendt & Bello, 2008).
Considering authors researches we can assume, that for people with gluten-related disorders it is important to choose their food carefully. Therefore FDA on August 2, 2013, issued a final rule defining “gluten-free” for food labelling. Labelling will help consumers, especially those living with celiac disease, be confident that items labelled “gluten-free” meet a defined standard for gluten content (USFDA, 2013).
More and more people are eliminating gluten from their diet – because they suffer from celiac condition, wheat allergy or gluten sensitivity. But, Lowell (2015) in his newest book writes that nowadays many individuals are following gluten-free diet even if they do not have gluten sensitivity. This growing group has voluntarily given up gluten without consulting with their physicians and claim they feel better without
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Only 44 out of 46 answered the question and 37 out of 44 (84.09%) were confident that this is true. The study findings are illustrated in Figure 12.
Figure 12: Advertising and Marketing Impact Source: Survey
5. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendation
5.1 Introduction
This chapter presents the final review of the research that has been made after investigating survey results. The presence of hypotheses in this study will be summarized. Then the final conclusions will be conducted and recommendations regarding this research will be given.
5.2 Summary of the Study
This study was made in order to investigate gluten-free trend awareness in Germany and to prove or to deny the hypotheses. After analysing the survey results we can see that older and more educated people have higher awareness of gluten-free trend. Table below confirms that older people are more familiar with gluten-free trend.
Table 1: Age Distribution
Respondents in the age group of under 18 1
Respondents in the age group of under 18 that are aware of gluten-free products 0 0.00% Respondents in the age group of 18-24 6
Respondents in the age group of 18-24 that are aware of gluten-free products 4
“Gluten free in Afghanistan” is a fairly new book published in 2012 by Captain Donald Andrasik who served in the Army National Guard. In the book Andrasik shares his story of maintaining a gluten free diet while being overseas fighting at war in Afghanistan. In “Gluten Free Soldier in Afghanistan” by Amy Ratner she breaks down Andrasik’s book and reviews it while expressing her thoughts throughout her article. Ratner graduated from Penn State University and is currently a member of Beyond Celiac, a nonprofit organization that unites with patients and partners to drive diagnosis, advance research and accelerate the discovery of new treatments and a cure. As Ratner says, “It's fighting two battles on foreign soil” the article captures Andrasik’s
Ever since the technology evolution inspired by the rise of military-industrial complex, the government and private corporations funded millions of research with the goal to improve people’s welfare. With such noble ambition in mind, Eisenhower reminds us in his last speech that intellectual and capitalism should be independent. Research for the purpose of welfare improvement should not be hinder or delay by any other special interest. However, in today food industry, research for health improvement are pushed aside by research for sales enhancement. Funded by corporations who sole interest is to increase their profit, Pollen claims that many “food scientists spend their days designing the future of food- its flavor, texture, and packaging (92).”
The producer intends to dramatize the data in this case in order to give the impression that many people have successfully recovered from serious diseases by simply switching to a plant-based diet. As a result, the audience will find the statistic surprising and will feel compelled to try it
This shows the impact on how important it is to make a priority in eating and making well balanced meals. Being able to see the history in how eating habits have changed generation to generation gives an insight on what we need to change. Many people such as Mark never ate a fresh vegetable until 19 years old. This shows that there is a big gap in eating balanced and healthy meals because of the mass production of frozen and canned foods. Mark Stated that, “it cut down on the variety of food we ate” (Mark Bittman 2007 Ted Talk, transcript 10:17).
The labels we see in our foods at grocery stores are not honest. The big companies put information that will make customers buy their product. In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”, written by David Zinczenko focuses on how bad customers are being informed about the food they consume. Zinczenko states “They would do well to protect themselves, and their customers, by providing the nutrition information people need to make informed choices about their products. Without such warnings we’ll see more sick, obese children and more angry, litigious parents,” (464).
When they did the endoscopy, they took three biopsies and they were all positive for Celiac Disease. The only treatment for Celiac Disease is a gluten-free diet. The gluten-free diet has become very popular for not only people with Celiac Disease, but people with other disabilities. Everyone can benefit from a gluten-free diet because it could help the functions of the brain, prevent certain diseases, and alleviate symptoms of
I can no longer go to places that rely on gluten as a main ingredient in their dishes, like places that serve pasta, noodles, breads, pastries, breaded meats, or other things like that. I can no longer ask my mom to order me a large pizza with pineapple, ham, and bacon (I can order a small gluten-free crust pizza with two toppings at domino’s for about $10
Food, Inc. leaks a certain mystery behind, which contains the true secrets about the journey food takes. Food, Inc., a documentary that demonstrates the current and growth method of food production since the 1950’s, is designed to inform Americans about a side of the food industry. Food Inc. also used persuasion to demonstrates some components of pathos, logos, and ethos while uncovering the mysterious side of the food industry in America. Robert Kenner, the director of Food, Inc., made this film for a purpose. Uncovering the hidden facts and secrets behind the food industry in America.
There are gluten free options but 9/10 of them are like eating bricks because they are made with rice flour not wheat. Living gluten free is not a fun way of life! All in all, Celiacs is nothing to mess around with. I hope I was able to give you a glimpse of the average life of somebody who suffers with Celiac Disease. It’s getting more and more common to hear about people with Celiacs.
You are going to the cafeteria to buy lunch. You are starving and pick up a tray to get food. The first thing you see are chicken nuggets, then you remember you can’t eat chicken nuggets because you are allergic to gluten. So you get some mashed potatoes and fruit instead. You want to get dessert but the brownies have peanuts in them and you’re allergic to peanuts too.
It is great to know that the Cafeteria actually has more gluten-free options. It is crazy how better design of a flyer makes for informed students all over campus.” If the University of Oklahoma has better design processes of their flyers and signs, students would actually take the time to see what the sign is trying to state. Through my observations, I learned the importance of
Upton Sinclair’s, The Jungle is a novel, which affected the food industry in 1900’s but also in America today. People have learned over the years the truths about the food industry, revealed through Sinclair’s detailed evidence. Sinclair meant to aim at the public’s heart but instead he shot straight at their stomachs. One would easily be convinced to never again buy or eat meat again. Fortunately, people have seen changes from 1906 and have been currently trying to repair the Food Industry.
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At the same time, consumer interest and acceptance of ethnic foods continues to expand and reflect the increasing pluralistic constitutions of present day society (NRA,1989). However, in Rotterdam, consumer interest in Asian ethnic foods has mostly bent towards Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese and Chinese food while still the biggest players in the industry, are losing market share to pizzas, burgers (Ciemleja,
Literature review Advertising has become a form of communication and a great source for promoting services and products for any business in the whole market because of its broader impact. The main idea of an advertisement is to get the attention of the consumers, build up the product’s strong image in their mind and provide information to help the consumer to make a purchase decision. So, the central focus in today’s diverse global marketplace is the consumer. Companies exert a lot of effort to find out the best ingredients that should be in an effective advertising and identifying its influence on the consumer’s mind, so effective advertising should be considered as one of the most important tools that strongly affect and can change the consumer’s buying behavior. The research attempts to investigate the impact of effective advertising on the consumer’s buying behavior.