Customers’ Co-Creator Role in Food and Beverage Businesses: A Comparative Study of Batman and Mardin

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Keywords:

Food and beverage sector, co-creation, customer satisfaction, social networking platforms, TripAdvisor

Abstract

The main problem of the study is structured around the question, “How are food and beverage businesses in Batman and Mardin evaluated by customers?” The aim of the study is to analyze the evaluations created by visitors on social media platforms—particularly TripAdvisor—regarding food and beverage businesses operating in the provinces of Batman and Mardin.

Within the scope of the research, customer evaluations of 34 businesses in Batman (23 restaurants, 6 patisseries/dessert shops, 4 cafés, and 1 fish restaurant) and 80 businesses in Mardin (54 restaurants, 19 cafés, 3 patisseries/dessert shops, 3 coffee houses, and 1 wine house) were included in the analysis. The data were collected between March 10 and July 27, 2025, and analyzed using descriptive analysis and content analysis methods.

The findings indicate that customer ratings are concentrated along the axes of satisfaction and dissatisfaction, and that factors such as food and beverage quality, service, staff, location, atmosphere, physical facilities, and price stand out in customer evaluations. In addition, it is discussed that monitoring and responding to reviews on TripAdvisor may contribute to the effective use of such feedback as a tool for improving service quality in food and beverage businesses in Batman and Mardin. The study aims to support service development processes by enabling businesses to benefit from customer feedback.

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Published

2025-12-31

How to Cite

TİĞİZ, M. (2025). Customers’ Co-Creator Role in Food and Beverage Businesses: A Comparative Study of Batman and Mardin. Journal of Tourism and Technologies Research, 1(1), 21–39. Retrieved from https://journaloftourismtech.net/index.php/pub/article/view/11