Ice cream as innovative luxury products

The concept of luxury is hard to define; usually it is combined with the richness, high price, and thus high quality. Food products belonging to luxury are variable in time; it is associated mainly with their price, limited availability and fashion. Purchases of luxury products are mainly related to...

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Published in:Handel wewne̜trzny (Warszawa) 2018-01 (373), p.331
Main Authors: Palka Agnieszka, Newerli-Guz Joanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumer behavior
Dairy products
Food packaging
Food quality
Ice cream
Luxuries
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Summary:The concept of luxury is hard to define; usually it is combined with the richness, high price, and thus high quality. Food products belonging to luxury are variable in time; it is associated mainly with their price, limited availability and fashion. Purchases of luxury products are mainly related to the emotional side accompanying the purchase (emphasis on individuality, or belonging to a certain group). Nowadays the purchase attention is paid to other aspects of this prestigious consumption, e.g. sense, economic aspect. The aim of the study was to answer the question: Can ice cream be considered as luxury products? The observation method was used as well as analysis and criticism of the literature. The study verified this hypothesis positively by indication of the ingredients used in ice cream production, which are luxurious, expensive, rare, innovatively used, with new values: sensory, health, environment-friendly. Secondly, the article indicates the luxurious way of packaging, food serving, and the place where these products are sold and/or consumed. Thirdly, ice cream was presented as a seasonal product, not always available, consumed occasionally. All these features are typical for products considered as luxury: rationality, pro-health, and pro-environmental behaviour. The aspects indicated in this work can be used in practice in the luxury ice cream design.
ISSN:0438-5403