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Investigate customer expectations and observed hygiene practices impacting trust and purchasing decisions in street food vending.

February 14, 2026BusinessesOpen Access

Customer Perceptions of Hygiene and Trust in Johannesburg’s Informal Food Economy

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Investigate customer expectations and observed hygiene practices impacting trust and purchasing decisions in street food vending.
Conducted a cross-sectional mixed-methods study with 110 street food consumers in Johannesburg.
Collected quantitative data analyzed with descriptive statistics and chi-square tests.
Used thematic analysis for qualitative open-ended responses.
74% of customers prefer vendors with visible hygiene practices like gloves and clean displays.
Only 41% consistently observed handwashing between transactions.
A significant association exists between customer trust and repeat purchases (p < 0.001).
Women demonstrate greater sensitivity to hygiene, with p-values indicating statistically significant concerns.

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Cross-sectional mixed-methods study examines how hygiene practices affect consumer trust in Johannesburg's street food vendors, suggesting crucial behavioral insights.

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Sepadi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6990113f2ccff479cfe57cdb https://doi.org/10.3390/businesses6010009

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Cross-sectional mixed-methods study examines how hygiene practices affect consumer trust in Johannesburg's street food vendors, suggesting crucial behavioral insights.

Customer Perceptions of Hygiene and Trust in Johannesburg’s Informal Food Economy

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