Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-authorised store marketing environments in Louisiana encourage the selection of less nutritious foods and beverages

Marketing influences consumers’ dietary purchases. However, little is known about marketing environments in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-authorised stores. The present study explored SNAP-authorised store marketing environments in Louisiana by rurality, store ownership and store...

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Published in:Journal of nutritional science (Cambridge) 2022-01, Vol.11, p.e64-e64, Article e64
Main Authors: Houghtaling, Bailey, Cater, Melissa, Pradhananga, Nila, Holston, Denise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behaviour, Appetite and Obesity
Beverages
Brief Report
Candy
Children & youth
Chips
COVID-19
Data collection
Food environment
Food marketing
Food stamps
Fruits
Fruits and vegetables
Grocery stores
Health care
Market strategy
Marketing
Nutrition
SNAP
Standard deviation
Sugar-sweetened beverages
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Summary:Marketing influences consumers’ dietary purchases. However, little is known about marketing environments in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-authorised stores. The present study explored SNAP-authorised store marketing environments in Louisiana by rurality, store ownership and store type (n 42). Sampling methods were designed to include randomly selected stores in each geographic area of the state. The GroPromo was used to measure placement, promotion, and child-focused aspects of marketing strategies used for healthier (fruits and vegetables) and less healthy products (chips, candy, sugar-sweetened beverages, child-focused cereal) in medium- and high-prominence marketing areas. In using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) (P < 0⋅05) for data analysis, variations in GroPromo scores were found among SNAP-authorised stores by rurality (P < 0⋅05) and store ownership (P < 0⋅001); no differences were found by store type (P > 0⋅05). Future research, practice and policy strategies are required to understand the influence of marketing environments on SNAP participants’ dietary quality and to design responsive public health interventions.
ISSN:2048-6790
2048-6790
DOI:10.1017/jns.2022.60