Consumption pattern and consumers opinion toward street food in Nakhon Si Thammarat province Thailand

Bolong J., . and Othman M., . and Ab Karim S., . and Khongtong J., . Consumption pattern and consumers opinion toward street food in Nakhon Si Thammarat province Thailand. pp. 125-130. ISSN 22317546

Street food in NST province is crucial for the people due to the changing of lifestyles. The consumers demand enhances the number of street vendors in the province. Nevertheless there are vendors that are not practicing good hygienic compared to other province. The objectives of this study are to identify the pattern of street food consumption and consumers opinion towards the street food. Observation and in-depth interview were used to collect data. Ten respondents with various demographic backgrounds were interviewed on their experiences and opinions toward street food. The data found that the street food consuming pattern was formed in six major themes: consumer characteristic type of food location time of consuming ways to consume and reasons of consuming. Additionally the study also declared consumers opinion on the problems related to street food. The finding aims local authority to have more understanding on the culture of street food consumption and the problems that have been existed to find the appropriate improvement and do not induce any conflict between local authority with street vendors and authority with consumers.

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Abstract

Street food in NST province is crucial for the people due to the changing of lifestyles. The consumers demand enhances the number of street vendors in the province. Nevertheless there are vendors that are not practicing good hygienic compared to other province. The objectives of this study are to identify the pattern of street food consumption and consumers opinion towards the street food. Observation and in-depth interview were used to collect data. Ten respondents with various demographic backgrounds were interviewed on their experiences and opinions toward street food. The data found that the street food consuming pattern was formed in six major themes: consumer characteristic type of food location time of consuming ways to consume and reasons of consuming. Additionally the study also declared consumers opinion on the problems related to street food. The finding aims local authority to have more understanding on the culture of street food consumption and the problems that have been existed to find the appropriate improvement and do not induce any conflict between local authority with street vendors and authority with consumers.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Consumption
AGROVOC Term:	Consumer preferences
AGROVOC Term:	Street foods
AGROVOC Term:	Food hygiene
AGROVOC Term:	Food consumption
AGROVOC Term:	Utensils
AGROVOC Term:	Storage containers
AGROVOC Term:	Food quality
AGROVOC Term:	Prices
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:26
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21253

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