The Intersubjective Dynamic Regarding Commercial Failures of Foreign Migration of Brands in Food Industry

On the basis of questionnaires and interviews of two samples of subjects (French and Anglo-Saxon) for which two food products were presented (one of the subject’s country and one of the foreign country), we have shown how consumers could be sensitive to the label or brand written on the package of the food product. Furthermore, in the light of Intersubjectivity theory, we have shown the necessity for the consumer to find congruence between the direct and meta perspective towards the product for which the producer and especially the marketer is responsible. Taking into account these findings may help to avoid the commercial failure of a brand while exported abroad.

• Philippe Fauquet-Alekhine
• Elena Fauquet-Alekhine-Pavlovskaia

• Brand
• failure
• food industry.

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