Horsemeat consumption in France: Determinants and sustainable market perspectives.

In France, the horsemeat market has been declining for about 50 years and has become a specialized market. Our study aims to understand this decline with regard to the drivers and practices of consumers and non-consumers of this meat, in order to estimate the potential for this market development. To study horsemeat consumption, we analyze two sets of data: two large-scale surveys carried out on the French general population, and one ad-hoc survey focusing more specifically on the representations of horses and horsemeat. Our results underline the potential for increasing horsemeat consumption from a sustainability perspective. The question of moral acceptance remains a determining factor in the consumption of this meat. Once this factor is taken into account, horsemeat appears relevant in the diversification of animal protein consumption because of its particular nutritional and environmental properties and similar culinary use to that of other red meats. Horsemeat can thus lay claim to becoming a sustainable alternative to beef consumption.

Adopting waste-prevention routines: The role of consumer concern for food waste.

Food waste is a burning issue, one that is both local and global. Although most consumers hate wasting and do not intend to waste, they still end up wasting food. By focusing on routines that prevent waste rather than on waste behaviours, and by defining and measuring consumer concern for food waste (CFW), this study seeks to address this apparent contradiction. A follow-up to three preliminary studies, this quantitative study proposes a valid and reliable measure of CFW, and examines the links between CFW, the antecedents of this concern, and seven waste-prevention routines. Empirical data reveals two dimensions of CFW that have a very distinct influence on food-related and waste-prevention routines. The first, "individual/interpersonal concern", has a strong relationship with these routines, whereas the second, "global concern", has no significant relationship with them. For researchers, the authors provide a model integrating the antecedents and behavioural consequences of CFW. For both policy makers and managers seeking to reduce food waste at the household level, this research provides recommendations to have an impact on food-waste-related behaviours through individual/interpersonal CFW and its proven antecedents (economic concerns, food involvement, food education).

Fostering food waste reduction through food practice temporalities.

This article examines how recommendations for preventing food waste are implemented, based on the practice theories framework and more specifically on Southerton's framework in which practices are performed according to temporal dispositions (What practice to carry out at a given time and how culturally derived orientations influence the allocation of practice over time?), temporal procedures (When to carry out this practice and its expected temporal demand?) and temporal sequences (How does the material and infrastructural environment affect this practice at this time?). This work is based on a two-step qualitative study combining a projective method coupled with semi-directive interviews with 23 participants, and observations with 11 of these 23 participants which helps identifying the temporalities and actions involved in implementing recommendations to reduce food waste at home. Results also lead to a complementary step based on the evaluation of a device (a "leftovers zone" in the fridge) by a group of 10 consumers. This article contributes to understanding the temporalities of daily food practices to reduce FW.

Consumer perception data and scientific arguments about food packaging functionalities for fresh strawberries.

This data article contains data characterizing consumer perception and scientific arguments about food packaging functionalities for fresh strawberries. These data are associated with the article "Choice of environment-friendly food packagings through argumentation systems and preferences" (see Yun et al., 2018). These data are stored in a public repository structured by an ontology. These data could be retrieved through the @Web tool, user-friendly interface to capitalize and query data (Buche et al., 2013; Guillard et al., 2017). The @Web tool is accessible online at http://pfl.grignon.inra.fr/atWeb/.