Nutritional Labeling on Menus in Full-Service Restaurants: Consumer Attitudes and Intended Usage

Dining out has become an important part of the American lifestyle, greater frequencies as well as increased portion sizes have led to concern. The number of Americans that are classified as overweight or obese has also increased considerably, and the foodservice industry has become a target. Mandatory labeling of menu items has been avoided to this point, but the subject has moved to the forefront and continues to be debated. This study surveyed 502 patrons at a student-run restaurant in Texas. Respondents provided information concerning their health and dining habits as well as their attitudes toward and intended usage of nutritional information (NI) on menus in full-service restaurants. Gender, education levels, age, and household income affect the attitudes toward and intended usage of NI. Exercise frequency, the current use of nutritional information on packaged foods, and the practice of healthy eating habits are all related to the intended use of NI while dining out.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Foster, Charles R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Getty, Juliet M.
• Wittmann, Michael
• Josiam, Bharath

• Food -- Labeling.
• Menus.
• Consumers -- Nutrition -- Attitudes.
• Consumers -- Texas -- Attitudes.
• nutritional labeling
• full-service restaurants
• dining out
• nutritional information
• student-run restaurants

Statement dc:rights

• Use restricted to UNT Community
• Copyright
• Foster, Charles R.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 68041863
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