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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

COVID-19 Safety Measures in the Food Service Sector: Consumers' Attitudes and Transparency Perceptions at Three Different Stages of the Pandemic.

Heidi Vandenhaute, Xavier Gellynck, Hans De Steur

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 authors.

Heidi VandenhauteDivision of Agri-Food Marketing & Chain Management, Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1009-8008
Xavier GellynckDivision of Agri-Food Marketing & Chain Management, Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Hans De SteurDivision of Agri-Food Marketing & Chain Management, Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1340-0882

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The food service sector was among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to examine consumers' attitudes towards and transparency perceptions of COVID-19-related safety measures and to identify determinants of consumers' intentions and behaviour regarding visiting restaurants and bars once reopened. By also surveying food service businesses, this study allows for comparison between both target groups. A total of 1697 consumers and 780 businesses participated in this study, conducted in Belgium both during and in between waves of infections. The findings demonstrate that consumers evaluated safety measures as important when revisiting restaurants and bars, against business owners' expectations. Both consumers' revisit intentions and behaviours are influenced by the perceived importance of hygiene measures (negatively) and past visit frequency (positively). This study highlights the importance of good compliance with safety measures as a strategy to attract customers during the reopening period. Further, our findings emphasize the importance of transparent communication by food service businesses and the government.

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Belgiumconsumer behaviourCOVID-19food service sectorsafety measurestransparency

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PMID35327233
PMCPMC8947567

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