An Analysis of Pet Food Label Usage

An Analysis of Pet Food Label Usage

We use the 2008 Health and Diet Survey to investigate the extent to which pet owners consult pet food labels. We find that pet food label usage has not penetrated shopping behavior to the degree that using the Nutrition Facts label has for human food purchases. While we find no gender difference in...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of consumer affairs 2015-09, Vol.49 (3), p.627-638
Hauptverfasser: Lemke, Robert J., Burkholder, William J., Conway, Charlotte E., Lando, Amy M., Valcin, Samuel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Consumer behavior
Descriptive labeling
Dogs
Food
Food labeling
Food labelling
Gender differences
Labeling
Nutrition
Pet food
Pets
Shopping
Studies
Surveys
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Zusammenfassung:We use the 2008 Health and Diet Survey to investigate the extent to which pet owners consult pet food labels. We find that pet food label usage has not penetrated shopping behavior to the degree that using the Nutrition Facts label has for human food purchases. While we find no gender difference in using pet food labels among dog owners, women may be less likely than men to consult labels among cat owners. The data also suggest that usage increases when at least three pets are owned; cat owners consult pet food labels less frequently than dog owners; and usage is not dependent on the type of product purchased.
ISSN:0022-0078
1745-6606
DOI:10.1111/joca.12076