Objective Distributors and promoters of organic food claim their products are superior in taste compared to conventional alternatives. This argument, however, is still the subject of heated debate and thus deserves greater scientific examination. Since repurchase intentions are dependent on the overall liking of a product, and sensory experiences may have an important impact on this, knowledge about these factors is crucial if producers and marketers of organic food are to offer products which meet consumer expectations. The main purpose of this project is to develop the first Organic Sensory Information System (OSIS), a multilingual and centrally based data folder for data deposition along with an interface scheme that serves as a basis for data exchange for the benefit of the organic food market (organic associations, producers, processors, retailers, wholesalers and also consumers). To this end, a multidisciplinary and international research approach is needed which comprises sensory and consumer research linked to standards requirements in different European countries. The extendable data folder will contain descriptions of the sensory properties of specific products in six product categories. It will also contain information about underlying production methods, explaining the sensory differences between organic and conventional methods, and discussing consumer expectations. The comprehensive sensory evaluations will further feed into a preference mapping of sensory quality. The impact of EU legislation and of organic farming association standards will also be elaborated for OSIS. Qualitative and quantitative consumer research will be carried out to develop segment-specific marketing strategies based on OSIS for all stakeholders. Comprehensive dissemination and training activities, including the preparation of training materials for all stakeholder groups as well as for sales staff, will ensure the entire organic food market has ready access to reliable information. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculturenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata exchange Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2 - Research for SME associations Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinator FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG EU contribution € 143 677,23 Address ACKERSTRASSE 113 5070 Frick Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Aargau Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Julia Jawtusch (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (22) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AGROTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD INNOVATIONS BV Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution € 3 211,51 Address Bornsesteeg 59 6708 PD WAGENINGEN See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Adriaan Kole (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BUNDESVERBAND NATURKOST NATURWAREN EV Germany EU contribution € 289 098,76 Address MICHAELKIRCHSTRASSE 17-18 10179 BERLIN See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Other Administrative Contact Elke Röder (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VERENIGING VAN HANDELS EN VERWERKINGSBEDRIJVEN IN BIOLOGISCHE PRODUCTEN Netherlands EU contribution € 240 089,31 Address CELSIUSSTRAAT 68 3817XH AMERSFOORT See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Bavo Van Den Idsert (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ODDZIAL KUJAWSKO-POMORSKI STOWARZYSZENIA PRODUCENTOW ZYWNOSCI METODAMIEKOLOGICZNYMI EKOLAND Poland EU contribution € 146 599,30 Address PRZYSIEK K TORUNIA 1 87 134 ZLAWIES WIELKA See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lech Mieczyslaw (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Bio Suisse Participation ended Switzerland EU contribution € 67 865,46 Address Margarethenstrasse 87 4053 Basel See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Basel-Stadt Activity type Other Administrative Contact Juerg Schenkel (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data SYNDICAT NATIONAL DES TRANSFORMATEURS ET DISTRIBUTEURS DE PRODUITS NATURELS ET DE CULTURE BIOLOGIQUE France EU contribution € 171 090,27 Address RUE DE LA CHAPELLE 28 75018 PARIS See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Cecile Frissur (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BIOAGRICOOP SCRL Italy EU contribution € 174 436,38 Address VIA MILIANI 7 40132 BOLOGNA See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Riccardo Cozzo (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN EV Germany EU contribution € 9 563,51 Address AM LUNEDEICH 12 27572 Bremerhaven See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Werner Mlodzianowski (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ZURCHER HOCHSCHULE FUR ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFTEN Switzerland EU contribution € 15 063,51 Address GERTRUDSTRASSE 15 8401 Winterthur See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Annette Bongartz (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS Germany EU contribution € 9 659,41 Address WILHELMSPLATZ 1 37073 Gottingen See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Göttingen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Achim Spiller (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO Poland EU contribution € 2 190,52 Address UL. 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