Food and beverage purchases in corner stores, gas-marts, pharmacies and dollar stores.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about customer purchases of foods and beverages from small and non-traditional food retailers (i.e. corner stores, gas-marts, dollar stores and pharmacies). The present study aimed to: (i) describe customer characteristics, shopping frequency and reasons for shopping at small and non-traditional food retailers; and (ii) describe food/beverage purchases and their nutritional quality, including differences across store type.

Design

Data were collected through customer intercept interviews. Nutritional quality of food/beverage purchases was analysed; a Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010) score for purchases was created by aggregating participant purchases at each store.

Setting

Small and non-traditional food stores that were not WIC-authorized

SUBMITTER: Caspi CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5357581 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature