The acceptance of halal food in non-Muslim countries: effects of religious identity, national identification, consumer ethnocentrism and consumer cosmopolitanism

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dc.contributor.authorWilkins, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Mohsin, Butt
dc.contributor.authorShams, Farshid
dc.contributor.authorPérez, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-09T11:45:05Z
dc.date.available2023-05-09T11:45:05Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractPurpose – International restaurant and fast food chains such as KFC, McDonalds and Subway currently serve halal food in some non-Muslim countries, with mixed results. The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that most influence the product judgements of halal food among non-Muslim consumers in non-Muslim countries, and to assess the extent to which these judgements are related to willingness to consume halal food. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative survey method was adopted, using a total sample of 1,100 consumers in Canada, Spain and the United Kingdom. The proposed model was tested using structural equation modelling. Findings – The results suggest that it may be possible for firms to satisfy specific niche market segments with standardised mass market products. Consumer cosmopolitanism and non-Muslim religious identity were found to be positively related to halal product judgement, and consumer ethnocentrism and national identification were negatively related to halal product judgement. There was a strong relationship between product judgement and willingness to consume halal food. Practical implications – The findings indicate that halal marketing may provide promising business opportunities for international restaurant and fast food chains, as well as food manufacturers and retailers. However, in countries or regions where there are many consumers with high levels of national identification or consumer ethnocentrism, firms should not expect non-target consumers to accept halal products. Originality/value – This is the first study to suggest that in non-Muslim countries, food companies may switch entirely to halal produce for certain products as an effective market segmentation strategy targeting Muslim consumers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWilkins, S., Butt, M. M., Shams, F., & Pérez, A. (2019), The acceptance of halal food in non-Muslim countries: effects of religious identity, national identification, consumer ethnocentrism and consumer cosmopolitanism. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 10(4), 1308-1331.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1759-0833
dc.identifier.urihttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2252
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Islamic Marketing
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-11-2017-0132
dc.subjectreligionen_US
dc.subjectmarket segmentationen_US
dc.subjecthalal fooden_US
dc.subjecthalal marketingen_US
dc.subjectconsumer judgements of halal fooden_US
dc.subjectpurchase intentionen_US
dc.titleThe acceptance of halal food in non-Muslim countries: effects of religious identity, national identification, consumer ethnocentrism and consumer cosmopolitanismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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