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Barbara Almanza

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1989
Food Safety and HygieneConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingCulinary Culture and TourismFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityFood Supply Chain Traceability

Publications

124

Citations

2,710

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1989

Research summary
AI-generated

Barbara Almanza's research examines food safety and cleanliness in restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality settings, looking at topics like restaurant health inspections, surface contamination, and consumer perceptions of cleanliness and risk. Much of the work combines consumer behavior research with practical food safety measurement, such as ATP testing (a method for detecting microbial residue) and studies of how menu labeling or inspection reports influence customer decisions.

Restaurant and hospitality food safetyConsumer perception of cleanliness and riskFood inspection systems and regulationFood safety behavior and communicationFood waste and sustainability in foodservice

Publication output peaked around 2017 and has generally declined since, with very low or no output recorded in 2022-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 12 publications12172018: 4 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 2 publications22232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Foodservice Business Research×13
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management×5
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics×4
  • International Journal of Hospitality Management×3
  • Food Protection Trends×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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