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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2015.44.11.1741

Parents' Perception and Satisfaction of School Food Materials and Supplier -Performance in Mokpo, Korea-  

Lee, Seok-In (Department of Electronic Commerce, Mokpo National University)
Kang, Pyong-Yon (Department of Urban & Development, Mokpo National University)
Jung, Hyun-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, Mokpo National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.44, no.11, 2015 , pp. 1741-1749 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate parents' perception and satisfaction of school food materials and supplier performance in Mokpo. To achieve these research objectives, a questionnaire was distributed to parents at 66 schools, and a total of 589 were used in the final analysis. The results of this study were as follows. First, satisfaction of school foodservice, showed the following scores: overall was 3.75, quality of food materials was 3.84, reliability of food suppliers was 3.80, education was 3.53, and information was 3.50. Second, 38.5% of parents participated in receiving school materials. Exactly 80.6% of parents showed intentions to participate. The most difficult thing for receiving materials was comparing quality of food materials (46.3%). Third, the most important factor cited for school food supplier was quality (62.3%) and sanitation and safety (24.1%). Forth, most parents were positive about the possibility of replacing foods used at school with environment friendly products. Local foods were cited for use in school foodservice (92.2%). The reasons were good quality (39.9%) and contribution to the local community (28.5%). In conclusion, parent's perception of school foodservice should increase to improve food material quality of school foodservice. Institutions for certifying are needed to offer high quality food materials at school foodservice and improved communication and education tool between the school and parents.
Keywords
school foodservice; perception; satisfaction; parents;
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