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Behavior of young - educated adults towards coffee culture and consumption patterns : a case of Allahabad City, India | |
Author | Gupta, Saumya |
Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agribusiness Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
Abstract | Today, coffee market needs their focus upon the young section of the population and produce their products according to their customer demand and satisfy their needs which will lead to a positive increase in coffee consumption. The main purpose of this work is to study how the different factors of selected age group affects their decision-making process during coffee selection and consumption. It is also focused on the important factors which affect the consumers buying behavior towards coffee. The present study on consumption behavior of coffee was carried out in one of the selected districts of Uttar Pradesh, i.e. Allahabad. Totally 100 sample were selected accounting to 120 respondents. Information was obtained by personal interview method by using a validated self-reported questionnaire. The important findings of the study are age and education of the respondents. On analysis of consumer behavior based on various purchase variables, product and price emerged as the most important factors influencing consumer decision to buy coffee along with the convenience of buying it. The young section was more inclined towards the evaluation step when it came to the different buying decisions before purchasing or consuming the product. |
Year | 2016 |
Type | Thesis |
School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
Academic Program/FoS | Agribusiness Management (AB) |
Chairperson(s) | Soni, Peeyush ; |
Examination Committee(s) | Loc Thai Nguyen;Salin, K. R. ; |
Scholarship Donor(s) | Thailand (HM Queen); |