The delivery of service quality to increase customer repurchase behaviour and customer satisfaction at fast food outlets in central johannesburg, South Africa

Author(s):  
S. Akilimalissiga ◽  
N. Sukdeo ◽  
A. Vermeulen
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1199
Author(s):  
Michael C. Cant ◽  
Ricardo Machado ◽  
Melanie Gopaul

Fast-food consumption has been a staple for many people; however, due to rising health concerns, there has been an increasing interest in the consumption of healthier food both in South Africa and elsewhere. Many consumers are demanding better quality foods that offer nutritional benefits. This global trend has led to fast-food outlets adding healthier food options to their menus. Limited literature exists on customer satisfaction with regards to the food quality of these healthier food options. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to determine the level of customer satisfaction with the food quality of healthier food options available at fast-food outlets in South Africa. The study followed a mixed method approach, whereby a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to students at a residential South African University. The results indicate that South African consumers are highly satisfied with the food quality of the healthier food options at fast-food outlets.


2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (6) ◽  
pp. 1207-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quang Nguyen ◽  
Tahir M. Nisar ◽  
Dan Knox ◽  
Guru Prakash Prabhakar

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the five dimensions of service quality on customer satisfaction in the UK fast food market and to indicate which factors among the five dimensions have a main role in driving overall customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Primary data in the form of 147 questionnaire responses were been collected from a variety of quick service fast food restaurants in the UK. Likert seven-point rating scales were used to structure the questionnaire. Data were collected from the customers at two KFC restaurants, two McDonald’s restaurants, and one Burger King Restaurant. Findings The results of the analysis indicate that tangibles, responsiveness and assurance play the most important role in driving customer satisfaction in the UK fast food industry, followed by reliability and empathy. Results of correlation and regression analysis show that physical attributes (tangible) of service quality are key to customer satisfaction. In a nutshell, the tangibles variable is the most important factor driving customer satisfaction in the context of the UK fast food market. Originality/value This research incorporates unique and original insights in relation to the British fast food restaurants market and the results constitute novel findings pertaining to the importance of physical facilities and attributes. This account of the relative importance of service quality dimensions in fast food restaurants in the UK adds value to the field. The findings of this research have contributed to a better understanding of the main factors that influence service quality and customer satisfaction and have implications from a managerial point of view in the highly competitive UK fast food and wider foodservice industry.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Indryati Sunaryo

This study aims to measure and analyze the effect of several restaurant-related quality attributes toward customer loyalty with a mediating effect from customer satisfaction in the local fast-food industry in Indonesia. The nature of local fast-food industry is different compared to its global counterpart, so a new perspective has to be taken into account. Based on literature review of previous studies, the quality attributes that are selected for this study are food quality, service quality, environment, price, and location. Data in this study were collected from the responses of 461 participants and analyzed using Structural Equation Model (SEM). The SEM result shows that only price and location significantly affect customer loyalty through customer satisfaction. When customer satisfaction is removed and restaurant-related quality attributes is directly tested towards customer loyalty, only price and food quality significantly affect customer loyalty. Both with and without mediating effect from customer satisfaction, price keeps influencing customer loyalty. This result is against the majority of fast-food customer loyalty studies which usually emphasize on food or service quality as the main factor that influences customer loyalty and customer satisfaction.


Author(s):  
Gudelia C. Saporna ◽  
Ryan A. Claveria

Service quality is the key to a successful restaurant. When customers are satisfied with the services offered, the likelihood of customers returning to the restaurant is high. The quality of food, prices and the service itself seem to be the salient factors for customers to dine in. Thus, identifying which factor in the service quality dimensions is most important for the customer is primarily the focus of this paper. In this study, the researchers made use of descriptive correlational research design utilising 250 local and 250 international students in Malaysia as subjects. Convenience sampling was used in the selection of respondents. The study shows that customers have satisfactory perceptions on the prices and quality of food served by fast food restaurants in Malaysia. Further, results indicate that cleanliness is the most important predictor of customer satisfaction. It was found out also that ambience and food greatly influenced the behavioural intentions of the respondents. Lastly, the study shows also that no significant differences were seen in the customers' perceptions and satisfaction on the service quality.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurmeet Singh ◽  
Neale Slack ◽  
Shavneet Sharma ◽  
Karishma Mudaliar ◽  
Suman Narayan ◽  
...  

PurposeThis study aims to simultaneously examine the interrelated influence of antecedents involved in developing fast-food restaurant customer loyalty. A conceptual model which incorporates service quality attributes, price fairness, customer satisfaction, brand image and trust and the resultant effect on customer loyalty is proposed to better understand how fast-food restaurant customer loyalty can be optimized.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative research methodology adopting structural equation modelling was used to understand the interrelatedness and influence of antecedents involved in optimizing fast-food restaurant customer loyalty.FindingsThe findings indicate that service quality attributes (food quality and employee service quality) and price fairness significantly influence customer satisfaction and brand image, while physical environment quality has no significant influence. Additionally, customer satisfaction was found to influence brand trust and customer loyalty, while the brand image does not influence customer satisfaction but does influence brand trust and customer loyalty.Practical implicationsUnderstanding the interrelatedness and influence of antecedents involved in developing fast-food restaurant customer loyalty would enable academics and practitioners to formulate honed marketing and operational strategies to optimize customer loyalty and fast-food restaurant profitability.Originality/valueThis research addresses the paucity of research and marketing gaps regarding the interrelatedness and influence of antecedents involved in optimizing fast-food restaurant customer loyalty in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Chusnul Chotimah ◽  
Alloysius Vendhi Prasmoro ◽  
Denny Siregar

ABSTRACT Culinary business in Bekasi is growing more and more, both cafes or other fast food restaurants. This encourages entrepreneurs, investors to do culinary business. One of the fast food culinary businesses is the XYZ cafe. This study discusses the analysis of service quality in XYZ cafe about voice of customers to increase customer satisfaction at XYZ cafe. The purpose of this study is to determine the priority scale to increase the customers satisfaction based on the voice of customer and know what technical requirements should be given by cafe XYZ to does what customers need . The method used is the QFD, using the matrix house of quality. The results of this study are 15 Voice OF customer attributes that have also been sorted by priority scale of improvement, with the first priority being the taste of delicious and fresh and there are 8 attributes of technical requirements. Keywords: Service Quality, Voice of Customer, customer satisfaction, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), House of Quality


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