Table 8.
Use of sensory evaluation in companies from RIS countries by company size.
| Application of Sensory Evaluation in NPD |
Use of Consumer Assessment Tests to Verify Consumer Preferences for the Developed Product | Use of Expert Tests Performed by a Panel of Trained Experts to Determine the Quality of Products | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company size (number of employees in organization) |
% | % | % | |||
| 1–10 | Yes | 52.08% | Yes | 54.17% | Yes | 33.3% |
| No | 47.92% | No | 45.83% | No | 66.7% | |
| 11–50 | Yes | 47.83% | Yes | 39.13% | Yes | 30.4% |
| No | 52.17% | No | 60.87% | No | 69.6% | |
| 51–100 | Yes | 83.33% | Yes | 66.67% | Yes | 58.3% |
| No | 16.67% | No | 33.33% | No | 33.3% | |
| - | - | - | - | N/A | 8.3% | |
| 101–1000 | Yes | 95.24% | Yes | 80.95% | Yes | 57.1% |
| No | 4.76% | No | 19.05% | No | 42.9% | |
| 1001–5000 | Yes | 100.00% | Yes | 100.00% | Yes | 50.0% |
| No | 0.00% | No | 0.00% | No | 50.0% | |
| Above 5000 | Yes | 83.33% | Yes | 91.67% | Yes | 58.3% |
| No | 16.67% | No | 8.33% | No | 41.7% | |