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KMID : 1134820110400081164
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2011 Volume.40 No. 8 p.1164 ~ p.1171
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Comparison of Service Quality between Local and Global Coffee Brand Shops
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Ryu Si-Hyun
Lee Ju-Young
Kim Dong-Gun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to compare service quality between local and global coffee brand shops and to investigate improvement. Of 350 questionnaires distributed to customers of six brand coffee shops (three local brands, three global brands) located in Daejeon, 330 complete questionnaires (94.3%) were analyzed. The questionnaire included a seven-point multiple-item scale for measuring service quality. The 21 items measuring service quality were grouped into four factors, and the mean scores for the levels of “representativeness”, “coffee sensory and beverage features”, “employee attitude” and “physical environment” were 5.42, 4.77, 4.74, and 4.13, respectively. The levels of “coffee sensory and beverage features” and “employee attitude” of the high income customers were significantly lower than those of the low income customers. The results showed that the levels of “employee attitude” of local coffee brand shops was significantly higher (p=0.050) than that of global coffee brand shops. Whereas, the levels of “representativeness” of global coffee brand shops was significantly higher (p=0.003) than that of local coffee brand shops. Based on the results, the global coffee brand shops should pay attention to internal marketing and the local coffee brand shops must strive to improve service quality through strategies such as improving brand awareness and developing representative beverages and foods.
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KEYWORD
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service quality, coffee, local brands, global brands
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