In modern society, food is recognized as providing pleasure to humans, and in
terms of travel, it should be regarded as a cultural and tourism resource
beyond the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. Recently, due to the
spread of COVID-19, t...
In modern society, food is recognized as providing pleasure to humans, and in
terms of travel, it should be regarded as a cultural and tourism resource
beyond the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. Recently, due to the
spread of COVID-19, the scale of damage to the tourism industry in Korea
has reached a serious level, and the frequency of eating at home rather than
eating out at work and school groups has increased. Consumption of HMR
products, which has become common due to these environmental changes, has
increased further after COVID-19. HMR products have the advantage of
making it easier to prepare or consume food with little time and effort.
Nevertheless, consumers have questions about whether HMR products are
healthy foods. Meal Kit is a product that supplements the limitations of HMR
products, and consumption is increasing because you can easily prepare a great
meal at home with simple cooking. In addition, as consumers' interest in health
increases after COVID-19, the demand for local food is also increasing and
consumption is increasing. Therefore, this study tried to understand the effects
of the perceived value of a meal kit using local food on satisfaction and
purchase intention by identifying the characteristics of consumers who have
increased health and well-being needs and the characteristics of using meal
kit. In this study, from October 25, 2021 to November 4, 2021, a
questionnaire was created online and a link to the questionnaire was
distributed to the survey subjects for a total of 11 days, and the survey was
conducted. In order to analyze the moderating effect according to the visit
experience (presence/non-existence), those who have visited Gangwon-do and
those who have not visited were divided into two groups, and a Type A
(geographical indication system not presented) questionnaire and a Type B
(geographical indication system presented) were produced. Two types of
questionnaires were randomly distributed without overlapping. Finally, 416
responses to the questionnaire were collected, and a total of 400 copies
(96%) were used for analysis, excluding insincere responses or erroneous
responses. Looking at the average number of meals per month, '2~3 times'
was the highest with 159 people (39.8%), and the average monthly
expenditure for purchasing a meal kit was 'more than 10,000 won to less than
30,000 won'. This was the highest with 160 (40.0%). Looking at the method
of purchasing meal kit products, 'directly visiting a mart, department store,
convenience store, etc. to purchase it' showed the highest number of 195
people (48.8%). 'For home meals excluding meals' was the highest with 190
(47.5%). Looking at the people who mainly consume meal kit together,
'children in the family' showed the highest number of 114 people (28.5%). As
a result of descriptive statistical analysis, the average of the convenience value
was very high at 4.45, and the average of all other variables was also high
with a value of 3.5 or higher. Among the perceived values of the meal kit,
economic value, diversity value, and nutritional value were found to have a
significant positive (+) effect on satisfaction within the significance level
(p<0.001), and convenience value had a significant effect on satisfaction. It
was found to have a significant positive (+) effect within the (p<0.05) range.
The effect of satisfaction on purchase intention was found to have a significant
positive (+) effect within the significance level (p<0.001). The significance
probability of the visit experience (presence/non-existence) was 0.001
(p<0.001) between the perceived value and satisfaction of the meal kit,
indicating that it had a significant effect. The significance probability of the
geographic indication system (present/non-present) was p=0.607 between the
perceived value and satisfaction of the meal kit, indicating that it did not have
a significant moderating effect. Accordingly, in this study, it was found that
convenience value, economic value, variety value, and nutritional value act as
major factors determining the satisfaction of the meal kit. By conducting
research on meal kit products using local food, it was differentiated from other
previous studies on existing meal kit. In addition, the study was expanded by
verifying the moderating effect of visit experience and geographic indication as
moderating variables. When consumers' awareness of the geographical
indication system is insufficient, local food product producers and suppliers
seek ways to continuously present and promote their products so that
consumers can easily understand them. It can stimulate the sales of the
product. In the future, as a face-to-face survey such as the FGI method,
notes and explanations for the survey will be provided to the survey subjects,
and better results can be obtained if accurate and specific research is
additionally conducted.