Consumers are currently paying increasing attention to environmental issues. At the same time, their awareness of the environmental and climate impact of their purchasing decisions is increasing. This trend is particularly evident among young consumers. The aim of this article is to present the determinants of purchasing decisions regarding green products and their conventional counterparts by young buyers. The article is empirical in nature. The empirical research was conducted in the form of a questionnaire survey on a group of 520 respondents. Based on the results of the analyses, two main factors were identified as important determinants of the purchase of green products by young final buyers – the attribute factor and the relational-promotional factor.

The article concerns the subject of product and marketing innovations on the domestic market of food products. Its purpose is to present buyers' opinions on selected innovative product and marketing solutions used on the food market. The article is theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part is based on the literature analysis, while the empirical part presents the results of quantitative research. The conducted research shows that the creation of new products being combinations was positively perceived by the respondents.

This article deals with the subject of lateral marketing as a method of creating new products in the context of shaping the image of food products. The article is theoretical and empirical. This article presents the theoretical model of using lateral marketing activities in the process of shaping the image of food products which was empirically verified later in the article. The purpose of this article was to define the importance of creating of lateral products in the perception of food products by final buyers.