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The project report entitled The impact of quality of food and price on the Students
satisfaction and repurchase intention via caf environment. An Empirical Study on the
cafeterias of different universities in Lahore, Pakistan at UCP school of business MBA program
program conducted by Zahid Bilal Reg No. L1S14MBAM0013, M. Arslan Reg No
L1S12MBAE0010 and Ayesha Riaz Reg no L1S12MBAM0062 Semester 2 nd has been
completed under my guidance and I am satisfied with the quality of students research work.
Table of contents
Abstract -------------------------------------------------------------------------Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------Purpose of study --------------------------------------------------------------Research Questionnaire -----------------------------------------------------Key words --------------------------------------------------------------------Literature Review -----------------------------------------------------------Research methodology -----------------------------------------------------Data collection process -----------------------------------------------------Data analysis -----------------------------------------------------------------Results ------------------------------------------------------------------------Limitations -------------------------------------------------------------------Future Recommendations --------------------------------------------------References -------------------------------------------------------------------Appendix -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract:
University students' food service needs is an important area that needs more research.
While the importance of offering quality education is paramount, for many colleges that
are embattled in their quest to retain students, attention to food services can be
important. Administrators must therefore, consider the total offering which includes food
services. This study examines university students' satisfaction with their food service
establishments. A model is develop from available information and tested using data from
a survey conducted at three different universities in Lahore. The results suggest that the
three most important variables that explain student satisfaction include caf environment,
food quality, and price. Other significant variables include atmosphere, and cleanliness.
Attention to these variables could enable those in charge of food services to deliver
greater value and satisfaction to enhance students' overall educational experience.
Introduction:
Along with the large-scale enrollment in the universities, the contradiction of more
students, insufficient dining condition appears. In this case, the ministry of education
initiated a logistics socialization reform to ease the contradiction. However, with the
deepening of the reform of university dining room, the disadvantages of socialization
management also became more distinctive (Liang and Wu, 2012). For example, in the
course of reform and development, the problems of the staff's technology, dining
environment, different consumption idea emerge, which make the university cafeteria food
healthy and safety more and more risky (Li and Hu, 2010).
Currently the university students account for 60% of food sold in cafeterias.
Cafeteria students lunches should provide 33% of the students energy intake, however,
according to some research it found that it tends only to provide 19% because of the
sale of competitive foods. Research states that girls ages 18 to 23 eat low amounts of
fruits and vegetables and more than two-thirds of females in this age group exceed the
daily intake amounts of fat and saturated fats (Brodie et al., 2009; Erdem et al., 2006).
From 56% to 85% of teenagers consume soda daily and that percentage seems to be
higher for boys (Ambler and Styles, 1996). By 2006-2007, most of the universities
receiving monies for students who are on free and reduced meals must have a local
wellness plan in place. Its purpose is to promote and implement a feasible plan for
students to be empowered to make appropriate choices for living a healthy lifestyle. In
order to do this, universities must work with all of their stakeholders, including students,
teachers, administrators, food services personnel, and community representatives.
At present, there are more inquires about on the food quality and wellbeing, for
example, the potential hazard in the lounge area (Guan, 2007), to scan for the
components to influence the cafeteria sustenance quality and security (Hua et al., 2011),
the foundation of the bistros' students wellbeing framework (Wang et al., 2008). There
are additionally numerous routes for the examination on the food safety evaluation, for
example, developing nourishment wellbeing far reaching assessment marker framework
with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) (Liu, 2007). The satisfied customers are usually
less price sensitive, less influenced by the competitors attack and loyal to the firm as
compare to the dis satisfied customers (Dimitriades, 2006). Although previous research has
examined the relationship between consumer satisfaction and consumer loyalty, there has been
only limited exploration into the impact of consumer satisfaction on the affiliation quality and
satisfaction. Cronin and Taylor (1992), in their studies, originate that the customers favor the
same brand in their judgments to repurchase it when they are satisfied to that brand or service.
The fulfillment level of the consumers is effective in forming brand loyalty by leading their
decision about repeat purchase. Similarly, Oliver (2003) found that there is a positive link
between the customer gratification and the customer loyalty intention.
Purpose of study:
The study was conducted from the students of three different universities of Lahore
including university of central Punjab, university of management and technology and
university of Lahore as well. This study helps us to find whether the factors food
quality and food price, Use of Information and Analysis have any relation to the
satisfaction of the students and repurchase intention with the mediating role of caf
environment.
The research was conducted for following purpose:
Find the impact of food quality on the students satisfaction and repurchase intention
via caf environment in the universities of Lahore Pakistan.
Explore the relationship between food quality and students satisfaction.
Describe the relationship concerning food price and students satisfaction.
Show the relationship in quality of food and repurchase intention.
Examine the relationship between food prices and repurchase intention.
Describe the relationship between food quality and caf environment.
Explain the relationship between food prices and caf environment.
Research Questionnaire:
Research question empirically investigates that whether the entire elements food quality
and food price are reliable for measure and predict the satisfaction and the repurchase
intention via cafeterias environment. Moreover, it sheds light that which variable is the
best predictor of satisfaction and repurchase intention of the customers.
Responses to these questions will assist the management researchers to develop a
deeper understanding that how each variable plays a vital role in driving the customers.
1.4 Key words:
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Food quality
Food price
Cafeterias environment
Students satisfaction
Repurchase intention
Research Questions:
1. What factors explain satisfaction with food services in university cafeterias ?
2. What factors influence students to repurchase food from university cafeterias ?
Literature Review:
Food quality:
The quality and commitment are the first elements of cafeterias that lead to the loyalty
and repurchase intentions. The quality of food strengthens the relationship between buyers
and suppliers (Morgan and Hunt 1994). On clothing brands, the consumer can effect
from brands feature like brand quality, brand trust, brand worth and assimilate with the
brand (Gelliland and Bello 2002). Bowen and Chen, (2001) examined the impact of
customer satisfaction on quality and environment of food in their articles. The findings
of those articles proved that:
1. There is a positive relationship between customer satisfaction and food quality.
Harrison-Walker (2002) researched on commitment and repurchase strategies. He found
that the overall quality and environment of the caf disrupted consumer actions while
consumers who have affective commitment perform as a locus for a brand or
organization and desire to support organization when they have a solid affective
attachment to the firms and firms brand.
Prices of food:
A special segment of food service users involves university students who lead
sufficiently unique lifestyles to warrant looking into their food service preferences
separately. For example, one study indicates that they eat their evening meal between
8:00 PM and 2:00 AM (Hume et al. 2002). Another study (Friedland 2005) indicates
that many students, given their lifestyles, are on the lookout for dependable on-the-go
food that offers value and satisfaction. This is why many of them are brand loyal:
while they may dabble in exotic cuisine occasionally, food chains such as Subway,
Burger King, or Dunkin Donuts still remain standard fare for university students
(Blank 2006), perhaps because of familiarity and because they fit right into students
lifestyles. Yet another study at 19 university (Anonymous 2002) reports an increase in
overall student approval ratings engendered by improvements in menu variety and
food quality. Such improvements may have been brought about by a more
aware cohort of todays students for many of whom a foremost concern is what
they will eat and whether they will experience the dreaded double-digit weigt gain
known as freshman 15 (Singer 2006). Some studies also suggest that young adults
are leading more sedentary lives today and are not meeting physical activity
requirements (Behrens and Dinger (2006). university students needs are particularly
important today because the universities are often embattled in their quest to retain
students who have many choices at their disposal.
Customer satisfaction:
Engel et al., (1990) defined that customer satisfaction is result of personal estimation in
which the alternative brand meet or exceeds the expectations. Literature showed that the
customer satisfaction grounded on the disconfirmation paradigm (Oliver, 1980). The idea
that is used to define the satisfaction is also shows the contrast between expectation and
performance. It can be also stated that a consumer is expected to develop the assessment
of food. In order to do so, the motivation and capacity is necessary to assess the brand
related to the reference point.
Petty et al. (1983) developed likelihood model that shows the elaboration is determine
by the motivation and capacity. Occasionally, it is very difficult for consumers to make
the outlook, performance and to relate two independent elements. For example, it is
unable for a consumer to compute the expectations and performance regarding a product
if he has not enough information about risky brand and about its alternatives. In other
case when the consumer capable and motivated he will be safe from risky situations
(Assael, 1987). It might be very hard to elaborate upon the evaluation of a cafeteria.
Comparison between expectations and performance shows that the customer must be
aware of the outcomes for his/her satisfaction. It is known as manifest satisfaction. When
the outcomes of estimation are well developed, this leads to manifest satisfaction. To
evaluate the brand choice in the presence of motivation and ability, no explicit
comparison is made and this leads to lower level of consumer satisfaction. It is known
as the latent satisfaction (Bloemer and Poiesz, 1989). When an implicit evaluation is not
elaborated, result as latent satisfaction.
Repurchase intention is the individuals judgment about repeat purchasing again in the same
firm (Hellier et al., 2003). The reason that makes customers decide to choose the same service
provider and repurchase the same service is on the basis of their past experiences (Wathne et al.,
2001). Chandon et al. (2004) mentioned that repurchase intention is the product or service that is
accessible in memory than it is for a first time purchase.
Research Methodology:
This chapter describes the methodology that we have used in this research
Research model:
This study includes five variables such as food quality, prices of food, cafeteria environment,
students satisfaction and repurchases intention as well.
Customer
satisfaction
Food Quality
Caf
environment
Prices of food
Repurchase
Intention
Dependent Variable:
There are also two dependent variables are used in this study. The first one is the customer
satisfaction and the second one is the repurchase intention.
Independent Variable:
There are two independent variables in this study whose impact is checked on the Dependent
variables through the mediating variable. In this study food quality and prices of food are the
independent variables.
Mediating Variable:
Caf environment is used as mediating variables that shows the relationship between the
dependent variables and independent variables.
Survey Instrument:
The research instrument for data collection was questionnaire. We develop the questionnaire,
which includes different questions representing the dependent, mediating and independent
variables. The purpose was to examine the relationship between these variables. We developed
this instrument with the help of different studies like; the measurement scale for food quality was
adopted from the study of Bruner and Hensel (1992).
The instrument contained five items. Moreover, the measurement scale for prices of food was
adopted from two different studies of Suranga Silva, Seyed Rajab Nikhashemi, Ahsanul Haque,
Farzana, Yasmin Ali Khatibi (July-Aug. 2012) and Ruchan Kayaman, Huseyin Arasli (2007)
containing five items as well. Measurement scale for Caf environment was also adopted from
two different studies of Shu-pei Tsai (30 December 2010) and Didier Louis, Cindy Lombart,
(2010) and having four items. Similarly, for Students satisfaction five items were selected and
the measurement scale was adopted from the study of Shu-pei Tsai (30 December 2010). Finally,
the measurement scale for repurchase intention was adopted from the study of Won-Moo Hur,
Kwang-Ho Ahn, Minsung Kim (2011). Repurchase intention contained four items.
The five-point likert scale was used, starting from: 1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-neutral,
4-agree, 5-strongly agree, to measure the items. All the questions are shown to be reliable and
valid in the previous research.
that food quality, prices of food, caf environment perception are the predictors of customer
satisfaction.
Moreover as shown in Table-7, results indicate that independent variables (food quality,
prices of food, caf environment) account for 23.5% significant variance in repurchase intention
(R2 = .387, F =78.979, p=.000). Standardized coefficient beta values between food quality, prices
of food, caf environment and repurchase intention are significant (=.036, .020 & .582 p<.001)
with significant T value (.511, .297 & 8.007, p<.001). These results showed that food quality,
prices of food and caf environment are also the main predictors of repurchase intention.
Correlation Analysis:
Results of correlation analysis are shown in Table-4, which indicate the relationships between
food quality, prices of food and caf environment, customer satisfaction and repurchase
intention. As seen in Table 4, the correlation coefficients for the variables under investigation
were ranging from 0.162 to 0.379. Food quality has a positive significant relationship with the
customer satisfaction (r=.575, p<.001). This particular finding supports the claim that food
quality has a positive and significant relationship with the customer satisfaction. Moreover,
results show that food quality is also positively and significantly associated with the repurchase
intention (r=.505 p<.001). The construct prices of food exhibits the positive and significant
relationship with students satisfaction and repurchase intention respectively (r=.587, p<.001;
r=.489, p<.001).
Conclusion:
The purpose of this study was to examine and describe the impact of food quality on the
students satisfaction and the repurchase intention via caf environment. The study was also done
to know that which element food quality or prices of food has a greater influence on the students
satisfaction and repurchase intention with the mediating role of the caf environment. This
research was designed to measure the extent of food quality and its prices in different university
students of Lahore, Pakistan. The finding shows that there is a positive relationship between the
food quality and the students satisfaction of the customers as well as with the repurchase
intention. Moreover, the prices of the food also have a positive impact on the Students
satisfaction and the repurchase intention.
The findings of the study show that overall quality of the food is valid and reliable for
predicting the customer satisfaction and the future purchase. The results also describe that all the
elements are positively and significantly correlated to each other. The results clearly showed that
the impact of quality is highly focused on the satisfaction and as a result it increases the rate of
future purchase. That is why it is important for cafeterias to focus on the taste and quality of food
according to the customer needs and demand in order to remain successful.
The present study also has several implications. First, the findings indicate that the quality of
the cafeteria food revealed a direct effect on students satisfaction and these findings are
supported by the study of (Bowen and Chen, 2001; Darsono and Junaedi, 2006). As they found
that the customer satisfaction had a positive effect on commitment and satisfaction had a positive
relationship with the quality.
The food quality also have a positive relationship with repurchase intention of the customers
and we conclude that the relationship between affective and continuance commitment of the
students related to the satisfaction and customer retention, and it is demonstrated that the positive
and strong influence of commitment on customer retention. The price of food also revealed a
direct effect on satisfaction & repurchase intention and it is supported by Vazquez-Carrasco and
Foxall (2006) social, confident and special Prices of food has positive impact on loyalty
intention/repurchase intention. It illustrates that customers are pleased with service of equity as
well as quality.
5.2 Limitations:
As our study is large and comprehensive study and it suffers from the limitations. Firstly the
method of data collection used in this research is limited because the process occupied a selfreport assessment format. Multiple techniques and several data collection methods would reduce
the technique biasness and improve reliability of result by reducing measurement inaccuracy.
Secondly, the data is collected using questionnaire techniques. Most of the people do not take
it seriously, hence inaccurate information is received. It also suggested and recommended to
collect data public and private universities as well. Since the data was collected from top
managers on the basis of their evaluation indicators, objective performance variables may also
involve in this study. The information related to the customer focus was obtained from the
respondent rather than the customers themselves. Due to this data would not be reliable and
research findings might be biased.
Future recommendations:
Our study has many limitations that why there is number of suggestion for future research. The
validity of our variables is strong but not perfect. The future research can be made perfect by pre
testing the variables that have close relation and impact on the satisfaction and the repurchase
intention. Hopefully this results in achieving higher validity results.
In addition depth studies are needed to give detail information about the study. The study that
gives techniques for the improvement of these factors that will ultimately increase the impact and
relationship between all these factors. Structured interviews should be done for quality of
information to be obtained. This type of interviews would help to find out that which factor
effects and relate to the brand satisfaction and repurchase intention.
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Appendix A
Questioner
Dear Sir/Madam,
We need your kind assistance in completing the following questions, which we are using to
collect data for our MastersResearch.
We are currently working on a project of Business research methods, entitled; The impact of
quality of food and price on the Students satisfaction and repurchase intention via cafs
environment. Your assistance in completing this questionnaire is completely confidential and
will be highly appreciated. We will be highly thankful to you if you show deep concern to this
questionnaire. Our research also be beneficial to you in future.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
If you have any question about this survey please feel free to contact me viamail
zahidbilal@ucp.edu.pk
Dr. Azhar Manzoor
Zahid Bilal
Ayesha Riaz
Muhammad Arsla
Section 1:
Basic Information
Gender:
(1) Male
Name:
(2) Female
__________________________________
Age:
(1) 20-25 (2) 26-30 (3) 31-35 (4) 36-40
(2) Marital status:
(1) Single
(2) Married
Section 2:
Quality of Food (I.V)
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Statements
Strongly
Disagree
Sr.
No.
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Sr.
No.
Statements
Generally speaking, the higher the price of the product, the higher
the quality.
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Sr.
No.
Statements
The sitting area of the cafeteria is good and also available every
time.
3
4
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Sr.
No.
Statements
Loyalty (D.V)
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
3
4
Sr.
No.
Statements