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Course, academic year 2021/2022
  
   
Consumer Sciences - M324008
Title: Teorie spotřebitele
Guaranteed by: Department of Food Preservation (324)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2019 to 2025
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:2
E-Credits: summer s.:2
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, MC [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Qualifications:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Pivoňka Jan Ing. Ph.D.
Interchangeability : N324031
Examination dates   Schedule   
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
The course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of consumer behaviour in the context of the food market and connects technical and technological knowledge with principles of marketing and consumer decision‑making. The instruction focuses on psychological, social and economic factors influencing purchasing behaviour, on theoretical models of the consumer, and on the specific characteristics of food as a commodity. The course includes an analysis of current trends in nutrition, sustainability, digitalisation and innovation in the food sector, as well as an understanding of the role of production, processing, logistics and food labelling in shaping consumer perceptions of quality. An important part of the course is devoted to marketing strategies used in the food industry, including market segmentation, product development, pricing, distribution and communication with consumers. The course also addresses legislative aspects of consumer protection at both national and European levels, food safety and the regulation of marketing claims.
Last update: Pivoňka Jan (26.01.2026)
Literature -

R: Kotler Philip, Armstrong Gary: Marketing, 6. vydání, 2003, ISBN: 978-80-247-0513-2

R: Národní a evropské právní předpisy regulující problematiku komunikace se spotřebitelem v oblasti potravin (např.: Nařízení EP a Rady č.: 1169/2001; Nařízení EP a Rady č.: 1924/2006)

A: Dokumenty Ceské technologické platformy pro potraviny (Strategická výzkumná agenda, Implementční akční plán)

Last update: Hladíková Jana (18.01.2018)
Teaching methods - Czech

Výuka probíhá formou přednášek během kterých jsou uváděny a se studenty diskutovány příkldy přístupu k marketingu různých potravinářských společností. Studenti během přednášek získávají praktický vhled do problematiky komunikace vlastností potravin a jim blízkých výrobků. Zváštní důraz je kladen na legislativu a specifika agropotravinářského sektoru. Studentům je k dispozici e‑learningový kurz s prezentacemi a souhrnnými studijními materiály.

Last update: Pivoňka Jan (30.01.2026)
Syllabus -

1) Role of advertising and marketing on food choices

2) Genetic predisposition and health influencing consumer decision

3) Ethical aspects of food production

4) The position of consumers to new technologies (eg, biotechnology, radiation ..)

5) Consumer tests

6) The influence of culture and socio-economic environment on consumer perception of food

7) Unconscious influences affecting consumer decision

8) Motivational factors for formulating dietary habits in society

9) Personalized food

10) Procedures for effective communication with the consumer

11) Food labeling

12) Communicating health and nutritional aspects (nutritional pyramid, etc.)

13) Communicating the risks associated with food

14) Models of consumer behavior

Last update: Hladíková Jana (18.01.2018)
Learning resources -

http://www.vscht.cz/ktk/www_324/studium/TS.html

Last update: Hladíková Jana (18.01.2018)
Learning outcomes -

Students will learn to navigate the corporate, national and international context of food sales and marketing and understand the legislative requirements that influence how food products are introduced to the market and how they may be promoted. They will be able to analyse consumer behaviour using psychological, social and economic models and interpret current trends that shape food production, distribution and communication. They will learn to link marketing activities with technological, logistical and quality‑related processes within a company, use marketing research tools, and develop a marketing plan that reflects the specific characteristics of the food market.

Last update: Pivoňka Jan (26.01.2026)
Registration requirements -

No

Last update: Pivoňka Jan (26.01.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Obhajoba individuálního projektu 0.1 2
Účast na přednáškách 0.9 24
Práce na individuálním projektu 0.5 15
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 0.5 15
2 / 2 56 / 56
 
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