European consumers' acceptance of Thai coffee, Doi Suan Ya Luang, Nan Province : a case study of customers of a coffee shop in an international school in Bangkok
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to analyze the acceptance of European consumers with Thai Arabica coffee from Doi Suan Ya Luang, Nan province. The analysis was from comparison of the attribution of Thai coffee with 2 imported coffee brands by sensory test from 30 European samples who are the customers of coffee shop in an international school in Bangkok. These 30 samples must usually drink arabica and must be able to drink the shot coffee. They took the sensory test of 3 brands and valuated 4 attributions of 3 coffee appearances, which are the appearance, aroma, taste, and overall preference by scoring 5 Hedonic scales. The statistics that used for analysis were Mean, Standard Deviation, and F-Test to compare 3 brands coffee attribute.
The study found that Arabica coffee from Doi Suan Ya Luang, Nan Province, received the highest acceptance in overall liking (Mean = 4.40, S.D. = 0.675). It also achieved the highest scores in coffee aroma, coffee color, richness taste, and strength taste with mean scores of 4.53, 4.40, 4.37, and 4.23, respectively. Imported coffee showed an advantage in terms of color and sweetness. Furthermore, the statistical analysis indicated that the three coffee brands differed significantly at the 0.05 significance level in the aspect of coffee color, while no statistically significant differences were found in other attributes.