Author(s):
Ajay Jamnani, Jyoti Jamnani
Email(s):
jamnani.ajay@gmail.com , jyotigit19@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2321-5763.2021.00046 
Address:
Ajay Jamnani1*, Jyoti Jamnani2
1KLS Institute of Management Education and Research, Belagavi - 590011, Karnataka, India.
2KLS Gogte Insitute of Technology, Department of Management, Belagavi - 590008, Karnataka, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 12,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this paper is to develop the content and analyze the factors that impact the intent to purchase of customers from a food truck. The study was carried out in Belagavi, Karnataka, India, the study was carried out using a structured questionnaire to collect the data, the data was checked for normality and reliability, further one sample t test was applied to check the impact of selected factors on purchase intent of customers from food trucks. Demographic analysis of the respondents was also a part of the study. The impact of selected factors/variables on customer intent to purchase from food trucks was analyzed and it was observed that prize, taste, hygiene, Variety, service quality and exteriors had significant impact on the customer’s intent to purchase as the p-value = 0.000 (is < 0.05). The factors or variables were not borrowed from a single proven model in the literature, the factors were selected on the basic understanding of the researchers. The study was the first to analyze the impact of the factors impacting the customer intent to purchase from food truck in a non-metro city, and the results can be used by professionals working in the area.
Cite this article:
Ajay Jamnani, Jyoti Jamnani. Profile of Food Truck Consumers and their intent to visit Food Trucks. Asian Journal of Management. 2021; 12(3):301-9. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2021.00046
Cite(Electronic):
Ajay Jamnani, Jyoti Jamnani. Profile of Food Truck Consumers and their intent to visit Food Trucks. Asian Journal of Management. 2021; 12(3):301-9. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2021.00046 Available on: https://ajmjournal.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-12-3-11
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