The
objective of this study was to investigate the motivational structure of consumers in relation to unbranded, imported, branded and localorganically
produced pork. The explanation of consumer behaviour was deepened through investigating whether consumers were more
involved in some kind of labelled pork than in others. Laddering interviews with 127 consumers concerning the four kinds of pork were
conducted in Swedish supermarkets. Imported pork was bought because it is cheap and was the least involving kind of pork. The most
involving were branded pork and local-organically produced pork. Pork had the character of a ‘‘think” product, foremost bought for
functional values. This was especially true for imported pork.