Determinants of Halal Food Purchase Intention and Buying Behavior in Thai Muslim Consumers
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to understand the factors affecting Thai Muslim consumers’ purchase intention and buying behavior towards attitude, halal logo and halal awareness. The study is aiming to aid business owners and marketers in establishing appropriate marketing strategies and product design that meets the market demand. The samples (n = 402) were gathered from online questionnaires by using multi-stage sampling technique of probability and non-probability sampling methods to ensure representation of Thai Muslim across Thailand. The data were analyzed by using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Model (SEM) to confirm the model’s goodness-of-fit and hypotheses testing. The result suggested that attitude on Halal food and Halal logo are determinants of consumer’s purchasing intention and buying behavior towards Halal food product. Whereas, Halal awareness has no significant effect on purchase intention of Halal food products in Thai Muslim consumers. Therefore, the business owners and the marketers are recommended to portray religiosity tone to build positive attitudes to consumers and understand the importance and compliance to Halal certification for its Halal logo. These would enable to drive purchasing intention towards Halal product so that they can develop their buying behavior of Muslims in Thailand.
Keywords: Halal Awareness, Halal Logo, Attitude, Halal Food Purchase Intention, Thai Muslim Consumers
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