Consumer Perception and Behavioral Patterns onNutritional Food Consumption of Urban and Suburban Segments of Sri Lanka: A Decisional Analysis to Case –Related Implications

Abstract

There are structural dynamics taking place within the population structure of Sri Lanka with noted trends in demographic dynamics. Further, healthy life style has been largely referred in many national level policies and empirical studies as a key determinant for holistic development of the nation. The behavioral trends towards the nutritional food consumption is one of the critical contexts which is being investigated in the national level priorities. This paper also attempts to investigate the empirical insights of the urban and suburban consumers towards the wholesome food consumption practices addressing to empirical knowledge gaps found within. Accordingly, survey method was employed with a structured questionnaire as the research tool to figure out perceptions and behavioral responses of 280 respondents towards the wholesome food consumption practices. Study follows a random sampling method and descriptive statistical tools were used to analyze the primary data. Findings were discussed by highlighting the needful insights for policy development and managerial implications for the industry players. It has presented the behavioral insights of the protein consumption trends of Sri Lanka addressing to both policy level and industry-related priorities. Finally, paper concludes the future research directions referring to the propositions of consumer behavioral responses pertaining to nutrition industry of Sri Lanka.