• 유통과학연구
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2011

This paper presents exploratory research on consumer awareness and attitudesabout organic food, for which consumer demand continues to increase the paper also assesses consumers' organic food distribution channel preferences. By conducting a literature review, a case study has been carried out in order to glean customer behavior, market condition and typesof distribution channels, and development of specialty stores for organic foods. The early research indicates that consumer awareness and customer attitudes toward organic food are mostly positive however, organic food's high price, as well as a lack of organic food stores, cause a negative effect on consumers' purchase intention. Secondly, the U.S. organic food retail channel consists of such mainstream supermarket/grocery stores and leading natural and organic food supermarket chains as Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Sunflower Farmers Market. For the current retail distribution of organic food in Korea, off-line stores are composed of direct management stores and franchise chains. Most of the organic food retail distribution operates through the Internet shopping mall, and are commonly located at retail distribution centers as multi-channel, shop-in-shop stores. Moreover, unlike in the U.S., association and consumers' cooperatives (Co-Ops), and such other member-direct retail stores as Hansallim, iCOOP, Nature Dream,and online shopping malls, are all active in Korea. Thirdly, as a result of an analysis of the present state of the organic food retail channel, as well as building a case for organic food specialty stores, the distinctive featuresand rapid growth of such unique organic food stores as Whole Foods Market, or Trader Joe's successful downsizing strategies, as well as Sunflower Farmers Market low-price approach, show steady industry growth. Moreover, as a result of a case studyof such domestic representative organic food specialty stores as "Olga" and "Chorokmaeul," a similar management style to the United States' "Whole Foods Market" and "Trader Joe's," respectively, can be seen. Similar to the U.S. market, Korean organic food markets should also implement active retail distribution opportunities, allowing consumers to select from various diverse and differentiated choices. In order to accomplish this goal, it is necessary to prepare such measures as sustaining reasonable prices, securing various suppliers for unique products,and improving consumer trust through advertisement strategies that are suitable for each company's branding processes.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.25-43
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• 2013

Tasmania with its clean air, isolated from mainland Australia, has been producing high-quality agricultural products and has been continually developing organic farming since 1946 when the Living Soil Association of Tasmania(LSAT) was established. The organic farming movement in Tasmania has been actively advocated through three steps: the philosophical embryonic period, the movement diffusion period and the industrialised development period. The campaigns for informing about the connection between healthy soil and life unfolded during the embryonic period. This was followed by the birth of publicity of organic farming and the certification system through the dissemination of organic farming techniques and various events related to agriculture in the diffusion period when the Organic Gardening and Farming Society(OGFS) was established in 1972. In the industrialised development period, The Organic Coalition of Tasmania (OCT) which is representative of Tasmania was organised in 2000 and has been leading the organic farming industry. The organic farming movement in Tasmania not only limits the use of artificial agricultural chemical but pursues the quality of food, environment, the health of life including all animals and plants, the issue of development in rural society, social justice, and equity in understanding. It is far more holistic in its philosophy. The output of organic food accounts for 1 % of the total amount of agricultural production and 150 certified organic farms have managed with 5,000ha of land in 2010. The supply channels for organic foods vary from farmer's market, specialty stores, supermarket chains, local store to the cooperative community. Also the consumers' behaviour for organic foods has been establishing as an alternative life style. The education of the value and role of organic farming on the environment should be enlarged for the consumption of the organic food. In addition, organising for small farmers who act individually and the link with differentiated local food have still remained issues.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.104-116
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 로컬푸드와 친환경식품에 대한 최근 소비자들의 인식과 소비행태에 대한 실증조사를 진행하는 것이다. 서울, 경기지역을 중심으로 로컬푸드와 친환경식품에 대해 들어보거나, 구매해 본 경험이 있는 소비자 266명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였고, 모든 자료의 통계분석은 SPSS(Version 23.0) 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도, 백분율 등의 기술적 통계 값을 산출하였고, 카이스퀘어 검정을 실시하였다. 로컬푸드 구매장소는 대형마트/슈퍼, 로컬푸드매장, 친환경식품 구매장소는 대형마트/슈퍼, 친환경식품 전문샵 순으로 많이 구매하는 것으로 나타났다. 소비자들이 가장 많이 구매하는 로컬 푸드는 과일, 채소 순으로 나타났고, 친환경식품의 경우 채소, 과일의 순서로 많이 구입하는 것으로 나타났다. 로컬푸드를 구매하는 이유 1순위는 "신선하고 품질이 우수할 것 같아서"가 가장 높게 나타났고, 친환경식품을 구매하는 이유 1순위는 "농약이나 첨가제로부터 안전한 것 같아서"가 가장 높게 나타났다. 또한 카이스퀘어 검정을 통해 로컬푸드와 친환경식품을 들어보고, 구매해본 경험 모두, 여성이 남성보다, 미혼이 기혼보다, 연령대가 낮아질수록 구매 경험이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 연구결과를 통해 로컬푸드와 친환경식품이 분명히 다른 개념임에도 불구하고, 소비자들의 인식에는 두 식품의 차이를 명확히 구분하지 못하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 소비자 교육을 통해 로컬푸드와 친환경식품에 대한 올바른 정의와 인식을 갖도록 해야 하며, 식품 구매 시 올바른 선택을 할 수 있도록 도와야 할 것이다.