Browsing Research Output by Author "10173560 - Bosman, Magdalena Johanna Catharina"
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Acceptability of chevon from kids, yearling goats and mature does of indigenous South African goats: a case study
Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Simela, L.; Webb, E.C. (South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS), 2008) -
Consumers experiences of cold chain food packaging: a qualitative study among women in South Africa
Van der Merwe, Daleen; Viljoen, Stephné; De Beer, Hanli; Bosman, Magdalena; Kempen, Elizabeth (Wiley, 2013)Food packaging defines a product’s uniqueness and strengthens consumers’ relationship with a brand, in this way offering functional and experiential benefits. Although cold chain food is predicted to become even more ... -
Consumers perceptions of food packaging: an exploratory investigation in Potchefstroom, South Africa
Bosman, Magdalena Johanna Catharina; Kempen, Elizabeth Louise; Venter, Karin; Van der Merwe, Magdalena; De Beer, Hanli (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)Studies linking diet and health and consumers' demand for health information, has led to an increasing awareness of the role of nutrition in health and disease. Interest in soy foods and an awareness of its health benefits ... -
Consumers' beliefs on indigenous and traditional foods and acceptance of products made with cow pea leaves
Bosman, Magdalena Johanna Catharina; Kruger, Annamarie; Matenge, Sarah Tshepho Pona; Van der Merwe, Magdalena; De Beer, Hanli (Academic journals, 2012)The study was conducted to obtain background information on consumers’ beliefs on Indigenous and Traditional Foods (ITF) and to assess consumers’ acceptance of, preference for and intended consumption of products made with ... -
Consumers' prepurchase satisfaction with the attributes and information of food labels
Van der Colff, Nadia; Van der Merwe, Daleen; Bosman, Magdalena; Ellis, Susanna; Erasmus, Alet (Wiley, 2016)This study aimed to describe consumers’ retrospective satisfaction with food labels within the expectancy (dis)confirmation paradigm and to investigate the likelihood of food labels influencing consumers’ product choices. ... -
Consumers’ preferences for private and national brand food products
Wyma, Louise; Van der Merwe, Daleen; Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Erasmus, Alet C.; Strydom, Herman; Steyn, Faans (Wiley, 2012)Consumers' choice of private brands reflects distinct differences in terms of product categories, and indications are that demographic and psychographic factors are also influential in terms of the sales of private vs. ... -
Consumers’ Preferences for Various Private Label and National Brand Food Products at Different Retailers in Potchefstroom, South Africa
Wyma, Louise; Van der Merwe, Daleen; Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Steyn, Faans (H.S.); Strydom, Herman (Springer, 2014)Theoretically, private labels should benefit lower income consumers by saving them money. South Africa is an emerging country with high unemployment rates where consumers could benefit from purchasing value for money private ... -
A critical review of the significance of food labelling during consumer decision making
Prinsloo, Nadia; Van der Merwe, Daleen; Bosman, Magdalena; Erasmus, Alet; Prinsloo, Nadia; Van der Merwe, Daleen; Bosman, Magdalena; Erasmus, Alet (SAAFECS (South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences), 2012)In literatuur word voedselaankope gewoonlik voorgehou as minder kompleks vergeleke met die aankoop van ander huishoudelike kommoditeite. Hierdie literatuuroorsig toon dat die kompleksiteit van voedselaankope waarskynlik ... -
An exploration of the influence of food labels on South African consumers' purchasing behaviour
Bosman, Magdalena Johanna Catharina; Kempen, Elizabeth Louise; Klein, Riana; Scholtz, Catharina Frederika; Bouwer, Carien; Van der Merwe, Magdalena (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)New labelling legislation in South Africa is expected to help consumers sustain a healthy lifestyle through the food choices they make. This study was undertaken to explore a sample of South African consumers' reasons for ... -
HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative consumers accept an instant soy maize porridge
Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Bouwer, Susanna C. (Health SA Gesondheid / RAU, 2008)The objective of this study was to assess consumer acceptability, preference and consumption intent of an instant soy maize porridge, compared to an instant plain maize porridge, in order to determine the successful inclusion ... -
Live animal and carcass characteristics of South African indigenous goats
Bosman, Magdalena Johanna Catharina; Simela, L.; Webb, E. (South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS), 2011)Eighty-nine intact male, castrates and female South African indigenous goats in three age groups (0, 2 - 6 and 8 permanent incisors) and two pre-slaughter conditioning groups; namely, the non-conditioned which were slaughtered ... -
Opinion of South African pre- and post-menopausal women on the potential menopause-related health benefits of soy and soy products
Bosman, Magdalena; Ellis, Susanna M.; Van Aardt, Annette; Jerling, Johann; Van Wyk de Vries, Anel; Bouwer, Susanna C.; Badham, Jane (AOSIS, 2008)The increased use of alternative treatment for menopausal symptoms is mainly due to women’s changing opinions of conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The objective of this study was to assess the opinion of pre ... -
South African adult metropolitan consumers' opinions and use of health information on food labels
Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Van der Merwe, Daleen; Ellis, Susanna M.; Jerling, Johann C.; Badham, Jane (Emerald, 2014)Purpose – The globally recognised link between diet and health needs to be communicated to consumers to facilitate healthy food choices. Thus, this paper aims to determine South African (SA) metropolitan consumers' opinions ... -
South African adult metropolitan consumers’ opinions and use of health information on food labels
Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Van der Merwe, Daleen; Ellis, Susanna M.; Jerling, Johann C.; Badham, Jane (Emerald, 2014)Purpose – The globally recognised link between diet and health needs to be communicated to consumers to facilitate healthy food choices. Thus, this paper aims to determine South African (SA) metropolitan consumers' opinions ... -
South African consumers' opinions and consumption of soy and soy products
Badham, Jane; Jerling, Johann C.; Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Harmse, Naomi; Bouwer, Susanna C.; Ellis, Susanna M.; Erasmus, Alet C. (Blackwell, 2009)Studies linking diet and health and consumers’ demand for health information, has led to an increasing awareness of the role of nutrition in health and disease. Interest in soy foods and an awareness of its health benefits ... -
South African consumers’ opinions and beliefs regarding the health benefits of soy and soy products
Bosman, Magdalena J.C.; Ellis, Susanna M.; Jerling, Johann C.; Badham, Jane; Van der Merwe, Daleen (Wiley, 2011)Studies linking diet and health and consumers’ demand for health information, has led to an increasing awareness of the role of nutrition in health and disease. Interest in soy foods and an awareness of its health benefits ... -
South African metropolitan consumers’ response to health-related messages regarding fresh vegetables
Van der Merwe, Daleen; Bosman, Magdalena; Jerling, Johann C.; Ellis, Susanna (SAAFECS, 2016)The high prevalence of nutrition-related conditions and diseases in South Africa and scientific evidence regarding the health benefits offered by vegetables, guided this nationally representative study among South African ...