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Combining Geographical Indication Labels With Nutri-Scores: Preferences of German and Dutch Consumers

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  • Höhn, Gero Laurenz
  • Huysmans, Martijn
  • Crombez, Christophe

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The introduction of a harmonised front-of-pack nutrition label remains a timely and contentious issue within EU policy debates. However, the effects of colour-coded candidates such as the Nutri-Score in combination with other prominent EU food labels such as Geographical Indications (GIs) remain underexplored – particularly, in northern European contexts and in a scenario of mandatory Nutri-Scores. To address this gap, we conduct a discrete choice experiment with over 800 German and Dutch respondents to quantify the willingness to pay for these labels. We find that consumers are willing to pay a premium of 72 cents for GI-labelled Parma ham and 48 cents for a Nutri-Score D rather than E. Consumers also prefer the combination of GI hams with a comparatively better Nutri-Score D but the interaction between the two labels is not significant, indicating no strong interplay between them in our experiment.

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  • Höhn, Gero Laurenz & Huysmans, Martijn & Crombez, Christophe, 2026. "Combining Geographical Indication Labels With Nutri-Scores: Preferences of German and Dutch Consumers," German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Department for Agricultural Economics, vol. 75, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:gjagec:404243
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.404243
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