“Upcycled” was the most preferred label. It was ranked first by 26.8%of participants, followed by “reprocessed” (19.6%) and “reclaimed”(12.5%; see Figure 2 for complete rankings). Interestingly, no participant ranked “resorted” first, and only 1 participant ranked “rescaled”as their first preference suggesting that consumers do perceive certainlabels as more appropriate to describe VASP foods with a very strongpreference for the label “upcycled.” Further, it is likely that using theright product label will facilitate consumers on processing informationof VASP foods more fluently (Janiszewski & Meyvis, 2001), thusincreasing the likelihood of their acceptance.Research also suggests that marketers often influence consumers'purchase decisions by highlighting the benefits of the product (Dahl &Hoeffler, 2004). Two major types of benefit appeals commonlyemployed in marketing communications include self‐benefits andother‐benefits (White & Peloza, 2009). Both benefit appeals have beenexamined in past research but not in the context of value added foods,thus providing little insight into how consumers might use suchproduct benefits when evaluating VASP foods. Study 3 examinesconsumers' perceptions of these two appeals.