CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR PURPLE YAM (Ubi) POWDER BRANDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR A UPLB-DEVELOPED UBI POWDER Gelle Mae S. Francisco, Dinah Pura T. Depositario, Agnes T. Banzon and Jeanette Angeline B. Madamba Department of Agribusiness Management, College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños

Outline of Presentation • • • • •

Background of the Study Objectives of the Study Methodology Results and Discussion Conclusion and Recommendations

Background of the Study ¾ FST Foods Purple Yam “Ubi” Powder developed in the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in 1989. ¾ The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), under its National Technology Commercialization Program (NTCP), supported the project entitled "Technology Commercialization and Packaging Development of Ubi powder".

¾ Currently, IFST is looking for prospective investors for the technology transfer and commercialization of ubi powder. ¾ The product developers want to determine how this product compares with other brands with respect to key product attributes and consumer brand preferences.

Objectives of the Study General Objective: To assess whether the FST Purple Yam “Ubi” powder developed in UPLB is already acceptable and ready for commercialization. Specific objectives: 1. To determine which attributes of ubi powder and halaya are considered important by consumers;

2) To determine the attributes of ubi powder and halaya where preferential differences among brands exist; 3) To determine which among the existing brands in the market do the respondents prefer; and 4) To formulate product improvement and introduction strategies for the FST Foods Purple Yam “Ubi” Powder .

METHODOLOGY Giron Powdered Purple Yam

FST Foods Purple Yam “Ubi” Powder

Bohol’s Tru Ubi Powder

Methods of Data Collection ¾ Store checks ¾ Focus group discussions (FGDs) 4 FGDs - 6 participants each 2 sessions - working housewives 2 sessions - non-working housewives

¾ Product tests ¾ Home placement tests 6 housewives (3 working and 3 nonworking)

¾ Consumer and market survey

9 Frequency counts 9 Mean ratings 9 Ranks - used to analyze product awareness, consumptio behavior & product attribute importance ratings of respondents Mann-Whitney Test - significant differences in the mean ratings of the attributes of ubi powder and halaya Kruskal- Wallis Test - significant differences in the mean ratings for all attributes across brands

Results and Discussion

Table 1. Summary of the Storecheck Results

Brand Name

Price (Php)

Giron Powdered 65.75 Purple Yam

Price/g Packaging Volume (Php) Material

120g

0.55

Giron Powdered Purple Yam 214.00 500g

0.43

Bohol’s Tru Ubi 95.00

8oz (250g)

0.38

Polyethylene bag enclosed in a carton box Same as above

Polyethylene bag enclosed in a carton box

FGD Session Results ¾ All the participants eat halaya. ¾ Common place of consumption was their home, at a neighbor’s or friend’s house, in restaurants for some, and in places where halaya is a specialty like Tagaytay and Baguio. ¾ Among the working housewives, 5 out of the 12 participants were aware of the product.

¾The brand that they were aware of was the FST Foods Purple Yam “Ubi” Powder. This was due to the availability and accessibility of the product to Los Baños residents. ¾They learned about the product through word of mouth. ¾None among all the non-working housewives were aware of the existence of ubi powder in the market.

¾ According to those who had tried out the product, the halaya they came up with did not look and taste like halaya. The texture came out different as well. ¾ All the respondents were however still willing to try any brand of ubi powder. ¾ The reasons cited by the respondents were its ease of preparation and the significant reduction in cooking time.

Product Test during FGDs The results of the FGDs showed that the ubi powder and halaya attributes of FST Foods Purple Yam “Ubi” Powder were more preferred. All the participants in the four FGDs expressed that FST Foods Purple Yam “Ubi” Powder was superior in terms of taste, color, texture, consistency and aroma.

Table 2. Summary of the Home Placement Test Participants’ Degree of Acceptability of the Preparation Attributes of the Three Ubi Powder Brands Degree of Acceptability Attribute Giron

FST Foods

Bohol’s Tru Ubi

Ease of Preparation

Fairly acceptable

Acceptable

Very acceptable

Clarity of Instruction

Acceptable

Acceptable

Acceptable

Acceptable

Very acceptable

Fairly Acceptable

Recovery

Table 3. Mean Ratings of Ubi Powder Attributes by Survey Respondents Ubi Powder Attributes Color Texture Aroma General Appearance Brand Name Price Packaging Product Usage Instruction

Mean Rating 1.30 1.27 1.46 1.28 2.11 1.32 1.58 1.47

Rank 3 1 5 2 8 4 7 6

Legend: 1 – Very important; 2 – Important; 3 – Neither important nor unimportant; 4 – Unimportant; 5 – Very unimportant

Table 4. Mann-Whitney Test of Significance of the Ratings of the Ubi Powder Attributes by Survey Respondents Attributes Being Compared Texture and General Appearance General Appearance and Color Color and Price Price and Aroma Aroma and Product Usage Instruction Clarity of Instruction and Packaging Packaging and Brand Name ***significant at 1%

p-value 0.724 0.567 0.565 0.196 0.569 0.111 0.000***

Table 5. Mean Ratings of Ubi Halaya Attributes by Survey Respondents Halaya Attribute Taste Color Texture Aroma Volume of the final product

Mean Rating 1.08 1.34 1.25 1.42 1.95

Rank 1 3 2 4 5

Legend: 1 – Very important; 2 – Important; 3 – Neither important nor unimportant; 4 – Unimportant; 5 – Very unimportant

Table 6. Mann-Whitney Test of Significance of the Ratings of the Halaya Attributes by Survey Respondents Attributes Being Compared Taste and Texture Texture and Color Color and Aroma Aroma and Volume ***significant at 1%

p-value 0.002*** 0.234 0.213 0.000***

Table 7.

Summary of the Mean Ratings of the NonWorking Housewives for the Ubi Powder Attributes of the Three Brands and KruskalWallis Test Results

Attribute Color Texture Aroma General Appearance

Giron 2.56 2.84 2.86 3.04

Mean Ratings FST Foods Bohol’s 1.52 2.88 1.50 2.86 1.92 3.04 1.98

2.36

p-value 0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000***

***significant at 1%

Legend: 1 – Extremely like; 2 – Like; 3 – Slightly like; 4 – Neither like nor dislike; 5 – Slightly dislike; 6 – Dislike; 7 – Extremely dislike

Table 8. Summary of the Mean Ratings of the NonWorking Housewives for the Ubi Halaya Attributes of the Three Brands and KruskalWallis Test Results Attribute

Giron 1.70 2.10 2.20 1.86

Taste Color Texture Aroma General 1.98 Appearance

Mean Ratings FST Foods Bohol’s 1.68 4.38 1.64 3.70 1.72 4.26 2.14 3.68

0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000***

1.78

0.000***

3.88

p-value

***significant at 1%

Legend: 1 – Extremely like; 2 – Like; 3 – Slightly like; 4 – Neither like nor dislike; 5 – Slightly dislike; 6 – Dislike; 7 – Extremely dislike

Table 9. Summary of the Mean Ratings of the Working Housewives for the Ubi Powder Attributes of the Three Brands and Kruskal-Wallis Test Results Attribute

Giron 2.12 3.00 2.10

Color Texture Aroma General 2.62 Appearance

Mean Ratings FST Foods Bohol’s 1.50 3.48 1.28 3.10 1.96 3.28

0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000***

1.30

0.000***

2.98

p-value

***significant at 1% Legend: 1 – Extremely like; 2 – Like; 3 – Slightly like; 4 – Neither like nor dislike; 5 – Slightly dislike; 6 – Dislike; 7 – Extremely dislike

Table 10. Summary of the Mean Ratings of the Working Housewives for the Ubi Halaya Attributes of the Three Brands and Kruskal-Wallis Test Results Attribute Taste Color Texture Aroma General Appearance

Giron 1.48 2.26 2.22 1.50 2.06

Mean Ratings FST Bohol’s Foods 1.36 4.18 1.32 4.08 1.48 4.16 1.80 3.56 1.32

3.76

p-value 0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000*** 0.000***

***significant at 1% Legend: 1 – Extremely like; 2 – Like; 3 – Slightly like; 4 – Neither like nor dislike; 5 – Slightly dislike; 6 – Dislike; 7 – Extremely dislike

Conclusion & Recommendations As the FST Foods Purple Yam “Ubi” Powder was found to be consistently the most preferred brand of ubi powders, it can be concluded that the FST Foods Purple Yam (Ubi) Powder is ready for commercialization by potential investors.

¾ Improvements should focus on the formulation of a new halaya recipe. ¾ IFST should recommend to FST Foods buyers a new halaya preparation. This new recipe should be one where the amount of water in the halaya mixture can be increased and some sugar may be added to compensate for the added water.

¾ To further improve the product’s aroma, IFST can try adding vanilla extract in their recipe. ¾ They should then include these new preparations in the product usage instruction. ¾ Further, IFST should also include and emphasize that the use of non-stick pan is recommended in cooking the halaya.

Capsule Marketing Plan • Product Positioning The ubi powder brand can be positioned as a high-quality ubi powder which is convenient to use and readily available in the market. • Target Market Working housewives can be targeted initially and in the long run, institutional buyers and the

• Product Introduction Strategies Various distribution channels (i.e., supermarkets, groceries, pasalubong centers, sari-sari store, etc.) must be tapped. Promotional activities such as word-of-mouth, free product taste tests in supermarkets and direct selling can be utilized. To address the information gap about the existence of ubi powder, e-marketing can be done.

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