RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Food Values, Benefits and Their Influence on Attitudes and Purchase Intention: Evidence Obtained at Fast-Food Hamburger Restaurants A1 Pérez-Villarreal, Héctor Hugo A1 Martínez Ruiz, María Pilar . A1 Izquierdo Yusta, Alicia A1 Gómez-Cantó, Carmen M. K1 Food values K1 Hedonic benefits K1 Utilitarian benefits K1 Attitudes toward eating hamburgers K1 Purchase intention K1 Comercio K1 Commerce K1 Alimentos K1 Food AB This paper analyzes the effects of: (i) Food values on their related benefits (hedonic and utilitarian); (ii) both kinds of benefits on attitudes toward eating hamburgers; and (iii) attitudes on purchase intention. To this end, we adapted the food values scale to the context of fast-food hamburger restaurants. Data were collected from a survey of 512 Mexican consumers and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that the strongest influences are those exerted by food values, first, on hedonic benefits and, second, on utilitarian benefits. In contrast, the weakest influence is that exerted by utilitarian benefits on attitudes, followed by that exerted by hedonic benefits on attitudes. Among other findings, this study highlights the importance consumers give to the taste and safety of food, as well as the greater importance given to hedonic benefits compared to utilitarian ones. These findings have several important implications for managers in the industry. PB MDPI SN 2071-1050 YR 2020 FD 2020-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8310 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8310 LA eng NO This research was funded by the University of Castilla-La Mancha. Group “Observatorio de la Innovación en Distribución Comercial”. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024