딸기신품종 ‘킹스베리’와 ‘금실’의 소비자평가에 관한 연구: 태국시장을 중심으로

The aim of this study is to evaluate the preference and quality satisfaction of new strawberry cultivars, ‘Kingsberry’ and ‘Kuemsil’ and to identify the predictors that influence the purchase intention of strawberries. The survey was carried out with 412 consumers for two new strawberry cultivars in Bangkok, Thailand. The findings showed that consumers have higher level of quality satisfaction for ‘Keumsil’ than ‘kingsberry’ and prefer ‘Kuemsil’ slightly more than ‘Kingsberry’. As to the predictors influencing the purchase intention of strawberries, ‘Kingsberry’ was found to increase the probability of purchase when improving sweetness, hardness and flavor. In the case of ‘Kuemsil’, improving the flavor, scent and juice could increase the probability of purchase but it was not statistically significant. For export promotion, it is necessary to develop the various strawberry cultivars with improved sweetness and hardness and to develop strawberry packages with the various prices. It is important to use same brand name and logo design to cope with the distortion of strawberry preference caused by consumer’s confusion between Korean and Japanese strawberry cultivars.