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http://dx.doi.org/10.7318/KJFC/2015.30.2.190

Customer' Perceptions of Motivators, Barriers, and Expansion of Menu Labeling in Restaurants  

Chung, Yoo-Sun (Department of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University)
Yang, Il-Sun (Department of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University)
Ham, Sunny (Department of Tourism Management, Gachon University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture / v.30, no.2, 2015 , pp. 190-196 More about this Journal
Abstract
Restaurants implement menu labeling to provide nutritional information to customers in an attempt to help customers select healthy menu items. Considering the increase in food-away-from-home consumption, the purpose of this study was to identify motivators and barriers in restaurant customers regarding use of menu labeling. Data were collected from a survey on restaurant customers in Seoul, Korea. The findings of this study indicate that customers used menu labeling for health reasons. However, barriers to using menu labeling were identified as small font size, difficulty in locating nutritional information display, and difficulty in interpreting nutritional information. In addition, they also suggested expanding the scope of menu labeling for restaurants by including chain restaurants with less than 100 units. The findings of this study offer strategies for the government to improve menu labeling practices for customers.
Keywords
Menu labeling; nutritional information; restaurants; motivators; barriers;
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