Advances in Fruit Consumer Behaviour and Marketing

Dear Colleagues,

Global per capita fruit consumption doubled during the last 60 years (from 38kg in 1961 to 74kg in 2018) according to data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (food balance sheets). Fruits are a component of a healthy diet, representing a nutritional source of vitamins, minerals, natural sugars and fiber. Yet, fruit consumer prices per kilocalorie are high and due to the high perishability and seasonal production of most fruits, the consumption of fruits across the world and times of the year is unbalanced.

Fruits should be accessible, available throughout the year and affordable for everyone. One limiting factor are existing deficits in fruit marketing, reaching from insufficient consumer knowledge, via bottlenecks in logistics and distribution, to pricing and advertising issues.

How can the consumption of fruits globally be increased further? This Special Issue provides a platform for discussing novel approaches to an old problem. By taking into consideration the major drivers of a changing world such as digitalization, 'glocalization' and consumers' health orientation, innovative or improved ways can be presented to advance our knowledge of fruit consumer behaviour and marketing.

Prof. Dr. Christian Fischer
Guest Editor

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• Trends in fruit consumption
• Purchasing criteria of fruit buyers
• Fruit consumer behaviour
• Institutional and regulatory fruit marketing frameworks
• Logistics and supply chain management issues in fruit marketing chains
• Product development, pricing, distribution and communication aspects of fruit marketing
• Integration of climate change mitigation measures into fruit marketing