TY - JFULL AU - Ijeoma Chinyere Ukonu PY - 2016/8/ TI - The Effect of Fast Food Globalisation on Students’ Food Choice T2 - International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering SP - 2330 EP - 2344 VL - 10 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10004931 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 115, 2016 N2 - This research seeks to investigate how the globalisation of fast food has affected students’ food choice. A mixed method approach was used in this research; basically involving quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative method uses a self-completion questionnaire to randomly sample one hundred and four students; while the qualitative method uses a semi structured interview technique to survey four students on their knowledge and choice to consume fast food. A cross tabulation of variables and the Kruskal Wallis nonparametric test were used to analyse the quantitative data; while the qualitative data was analysed through deduction of themes, and trends from the interview transcribe. The findings revealed that globalisation has amplified the evolution of fast food, popularising it among students. Its global presence has affected students’ food choice and preference. Price, convenience, taste, and peer influence are some of the major factors affecting students’ choice of fast food. Though, students are familiar with the health effect of fast food and the significance of using food information labels for healthy choice making, their preference of fast food is more than homemade food. ER -