*Systematic Review* **Who Prefers Regional Products? A Systematic Literature Review of Consumer Characteristics and Attitudes in Short Food Supply Chains**

**Adrián Csordás , Péter Lengyel \* and István Füzesi**

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; csordas.adrian@econ.unideb.hu (A.C.); fuzesi.istvan@econ.unideb.hu (I.F.) **\*** Correspondence: lengyel.peter@econ.unideb.hu

**Abstract:** The present work is a selection of empirical studies focusing on the characteristics and attitudes of Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) consumers. Using a systematic literature review approach (PRISMA), we identified five different aspects of the SFSC within the publications: producer participation, swot, state intervention, attitude and "other". Based on the findings of studies from the academic literature, the results are quite mixed. Though the number of SFSC-related empirical studies has risen in recent years, there is a lack of SFSC-related data, even in the European Union (EU), where a sustainable agriculture and food system must play a crucial role in the implementation of the Green Deal. Overall, it is hard to name those features that, without any doubt, affect the willingness of consumers to purchase from an SFSC. The studies mostly remarked on age and education; however, even these findings cannot be generalized. Therefore, some consumers of non-global food supply chains could be characterized very well, but these observations could differ in diverse cases because of local factors.

**Keywords:** Short Food Supply Chains; regional products; characteristics of consumers; systematic review

**Citation:** Csordás, A.; Lengyel, P.; Füzesi, I. Who Prefers Regional Products? A Systematic Literature Review of Consumer Characteristics and Attitudes in Short Food Supply Chains. *Sustainability* **2022**, *14*, 8990. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14158990

Academic Editors: Fred Amofa Yamoah and David Eshun Yawson

Received: 13 June 2022 Accepted: 20 July 2022 Published: 22 July 2022

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