Brazilian Food Truck Consumers' Profile, Choices, Preferences, and Food Safety Importance Perception.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate food truck consumers' profile, choices, preferences, and food safety importance perception. We conducted structured interviews with a convenient sample of 133 food truck consumers in the Federal District, Brazil. Most of the participating consumers were married (52%) and female (56%), who had completed at least tertiary school (81%). The interviews revealed that most food truck consumers eat from food trucks once or twice a week (96%), usually near home (74%), and have an average per capita expenditure of approximately US $5 to US $9.99 (70%). Hamburgers and sandwiches are the most popular food among consumers (72%). Consumers indicated that taste (30%) was the most important reason to choose a food truck and that poor vehicle hygiene (30%) was the main poin

SUBMITTER: Isoni Auad L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6566650 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature