Consumers’ Behavior toward Plant-Based Milk Alternatives †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
2.1. Questionnaire Construction
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Information
3.2. Consumer Behavior Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Alexandridis, D.; Kleisiari, C.; Vlontzos, G. Consumers’ Behavior toward Plant-Based Milk Alternatives. Proceedings 2024, 94, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094060
Alexandridis D, Kleisiari C, Vlontzos G. Consumers’ Behavior toward Plant-Based Milk Alternatives. Proceedings. 2024; 94(1):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094060
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlexandridis, Dimitris, Christina Kleisiari, and George Vlontzos. 2024. "Consumers’ Behavior toward Plant-Based Milk Alternatives" Proceedings 94, no. 1: 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094060