• Product-specific variables and demographics influence consumers' intention to complain following clothing product performance failure? 

  Grobbelaar, Rozanne (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Although the clothing retail industry spends valuable resources developing and distributing products, it is becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy consumers. Consumers have high expectations about the functional, ...
• Drivers and barriers influencing consumers’ online collaborative clothing consumption practices in the South African market 

  Brand, Suna (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  The overall objective of this study was to explore and describe the drivers and barriers influencing consumers’ online collaborative clothing consumption practices in the South African market. The research focused specifically ...
• The South African bread market and consumers' willingness to adopt more sustainable options 

  Kotze, Taryn (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Wheat based bread products are a staple in many countries around the world including South Africa (Muzivi & Sunmola, 2021). This is becoming a concern as wheat, from an African perspective presents a two-fold problem. On ...
• The influence of the properties of school uniforms on children with sensory overreactivity 

  Jordaan, Wenette (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Many children experience a low threshold towards sensory input and as a result, may experience sensory overreactivity (hypersensitivity) to touch, smell, taste, and intolerance for certain material textures (Cheng & ...
• Nutrition competencies of tuck shop owners in relation to nutritional quality of products sold at Tshwane primary school tuck shops 

  Du Piesanie, N.Z. (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Aims This study aimed to determine the relationship between tuck shop owners’ nutrition competency scores in terms of knowledge, skills and behaviour and the nutritional quality percentage scores (measured by the South ...
• Development of a Total Quality Management tool integrating sustainability practices to address food waste : a case in a University food service unit 

  Lefadola, Boineelo Pearl (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  The issue of food waste has gained increasing attention worldwide with growing concern for its environmental, social and economic impact. The volume of food waste generated is alarming, with university food service operations ...
• Consumers' knowledge of food fraud and its impact on their purchasing behaviour of organic fresh produce 

  Smit, Christa (University of Pretoria, 2021-12)

  “Food fraud” is a globally accepted concept used to refer to the purposeful consumer deception in the sale, advertising or labelling of food or food ingredients to achieve an economic benefit (Curll, 2015). Within the ...
• Millennial consumers’ complaint behavioural intentions following service failure in the online clothing retail context 

  Jonker, Chanel (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Researchers in consumer complaint behaviour agree that consumers’ complaint intentions are influenced by online service failures. These online service failures include delivery problems, payment security problems, web-page ...
• Consumers’ motives for complaint behavioural intentions following in-store service failures in the clothing retail context 

  Treurnicht, Francisca Arabelle (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Globalisation, together with increased competition amongst retailers, has applied immense pressure on retailers to become more consumer-orientated. Retailers are, consequently, trying to differentiate their offerings by ...
• Access dimensions to the local urban food environment of adults residing in the Eastern suburbs of Tshwane 

  Smit, Lené (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The access dimensions to the local, urban food environment of adults in the eastern suburbs of the Tshwane metropolitan are explored and described. The study further determined how the food access dimensions contribute to ...
• Validation of a scale to measure consumers' engagement in voluntary simplistic clothing consumption behaviour in South Africa 

  Reis, Tracey Lee (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  In today’s environment of mass production and overconsumption, better lifestyle choices should be encouraged to safeguard the earth’s dwindling natural resources. Quick turnaround times and the reduced lifespan of clothing ...
• The relevance of sustainability labeling for Chinese consumers perception of the luxuriousness of, and purchase intent for sustainabilitu-labelled exotic leather accessories 

  Lavis, Skye (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  This study explored the relevance of sustainability labelling for Chinese consumers’ perception of the luxuriousness of, and purchase intent for sustainability-labelled exotic leather accessories. The Wiedmann, Hennigs and ...
• The role of personal values in Millennial men’s perception of clothing store image and store choices 

  Diedericks, Lizette (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  South African clothing retailers are currently struggling to obtain and retain market share as a result of the challenging economic climate, new international market entrants and changes in consumer behaviour (MarketLine, ...
• Consumers’ understanding of food waste and their attribution of blame 

  Candiotes, Shandré (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Reflecting on the emergence of a past civilisation, evidence suggests that the supply and availability of food has played a significant role. For the last few decades, food has been appraised as being relatively cheap, ...
• Basic psychological needs and self-determined motivation as antecedents of female consumers’ voluntary simplistic clothing consumption practices in South Africa 

  Taljaard, Hanri (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Consumers’ clothing consumption is the cause of many social and environmental consequences, especially in emerging economies where consumption continues to escalate with the ever-increasing populations. It is therefore ...
• The development of an innovative culinary product prepared from green leafy vegetables for the urban consumer 

  Bupo, Ana Dinorah (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Indigenous or wild leafy vegetables are very nutritious foods which are underutilised. They have made a positive impact on the nutrient intake of local communities for many years due to their vitamin and mineral content, ...
• Quality protein maize (QPM) zein : characterisation and functionality 

  Baloyi, Julia Thandikile (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Quality protein maize (QPM) is a high-lysine maize type that was developed through breeding, to improve its grain hardness and agronomic performance. Despite QPM’s nutritional advantage, this maize type has not been widely ...
• Contribution of the local and home-food environments on the food practices of white adults in the Eastern suburbs of Tshwane 

  De Kock, Jeandelene (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The local urban and home-food environments of white adults living in the Eastern suburbs of the Tshwane Metropole is explored and described. The study focused on the contribution of these environments to the food practices ...
• Kafirin viscoelastic masses : factors influencing their formation and rheological behaviour 

  Oguntoyinbo, Segun Isaac (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  Sorghum is the world‟s fifth most important cereal crop. It is a drought–tolerant and widely cultivated in Africa. Therefore, the use of locally produced sorghum in bread products would be advantageous to farmers and ...
• The development of an acceptable culinary product using crocodile meat 

  Uys, Nerike (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The increase in world population growth and an increasing middle class challenge the food industry to explore alternative sources of animal protein. This study examined the potential acceptance of crocodile meat as an ...

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