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The Influence of Foodscape on Young Generations' Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions in Cafés, Johor Bahru, Malaysia  

Lee, Sang-Hyeop (Centre for Tourism, Hospitality, and Culinary Management, Sunway University)
Elaine, Kwan (Centre for Tourism, Hospitality, and Culinary Management, Sunway University)
Lee, Jong-Ho (Department of Foodservice Management, Kyungsung University)
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Culinary science and hospitality research / v.21, no.5, 2015 , pp. 204-213 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the food and beverage industry, foodscape is known as an important component in satisfy the customer and return patronage. However, it has been overlooked in the restaurant service quality as well as less examined in the hospitality journal. Thus, it causes that the restaurant managers have little knowledge on how the foodscape influences customer satisfaction as well as behavioral intention. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the role of foodscape attributes on customer satisfaction and behavioral intention in $caf{\acute{e}}$ in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The sample size of the questionnaire in this study was 322 respondents who are Generation Y in the age group between 18 and 35 years old. Multiple regression was used in the study to identify the relative importance of foodscape attributes that lead to customer satisfaction and behavioral intention. Through this research, the restaurant managers would aware and realize that foodscape would have relationships between customer satisfaction as well as behavioral intention.
Keywords
foodscape; customer satisfaction; behavioral intention;
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