MAPP Centre

Welcome to the MAPP Centre – Research on Value Creation in the Food Sector for Consumers, Industry and Society.  

We conduct research that generates insights into people´s perception and behaviour in the agricultural and food system. We study behaviour of stakeholders, customers, and citizen-consumers in the area of food, drink and related services and sectors, and develop implications for industry and public policy.    


VR Retail lab - part of FOODHAY project

The MAPP Centre and the Commercial and Retail Management group have jointly developed the 
VR Retail lab. This was funded by FOODHAY - FOODHAY is the Food and Health Open Laboratory, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. 


Nordic-Baltic consumer sustainability understanding in a food context 

Four colleagues of the MAPP Centre have studied Food sustainability understanding in the Nordic-Baltic region, through a representative, cross-country survey, to serve as a basis for a labelling framework in Europe. The report can be found here https://pub.norden.org/temanord2023-530/ - or see this video for a breakdown of core findings:  


Citizen-consumer understanding of upcycling in the food system 

In the PlantPro project, MAPP Centre has amongst others explored citizen-consumer understanding and perception of ‘upcycling’ as a concept and through the resulting products. See how this was done, and a glimpse of the reasons and reactions, in this video: 


Biotech meets the consumer plate: When microbes make food - what do consumers think about precision fermentation?

From biotech breakthroughs to future foods, the EIT Food project "Precision Fermentation: From Biotechnology to Sustainable Nutrition" explored how consumers understand this emerging technology and its potential for sustainable nutrition.

Watch the video to discover what consumers really think , and what the project revealed.


MAPP publications

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Bech-Larsen, T. & Jensen, B. B. (2010). Food quality assessment in parent-offspring dyads. Paper presented at 4th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, Bonn, Germany. http://www.fooddynamics.org/
Timotijevic, L., Raats, M. M., Barnett, J., Brown, K., Shepherd, R., Fernández-Celemín, L., Dömölki, L., Ruprich, J., Sonne, A.-M., Hermoso, M., Koletzko, B., Frost-Andersen, L. & Timmer, A. (2010). From micronutrient recommendations to policy: Consumer and stakeholder involvement. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64, 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.58
Krutulyte, R. (2010). Functional food acceptance in the food chain. Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, MAPP Centre.
Grunert, K. G. & Bech-Larsen, T. (2010). Guest editorial. Journal of Marketing Communications, 16(1-2), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527260903342654
Lähteenmäki, L. (2010). Health related claims promoting healthy choices. Abstract from Final HEALTHGRAIN Conference, Lund, Sweden. http://lund2010.healthgrain.org/node/3
Kazbare, L. (2010). Healthy eating behaviour - a social marketing perspective. Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, MAPP Centre.