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Service Quality of Quick Service Restaurants as Perceived by Millennials Using the SERVQUAL Model: The Mediating Effects of Corporate Image and Customer Trust

Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research

(2025), Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 498-518

Scopus ID: 85214559378

Etrata, Antonio E. a , Macatual, Sarah S. b , Lee, Jose Mari M. c , Jackie Lou O. Raborar d

a University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

b San Juan De Dios Educational Institution, Inc., Philippines

c National University, Philippines

d FEU Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Abstract: The quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry has grown significantly over the last 10 years, accounting for nearly one-third of all restaurant revenues, making it a fiercely competitive sector. In order to remain competitive in the marketplace and subsequently expand, businesses need to recognize the importance of service quality and customer satisfaction. Using the SERVQUAL model as the base framework, this research aims to determine the factors that influence customer satisfaction. Using the quantitative descriptive correlational method, the study examined the data from 300 Millennial customers of QSR. A mediation analysis was conducted using Partial Least Square – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the mediating effect of corporate image and customer trust. The results found that service quality, customer trust, and corporate image influence customer satisfaction. Moreover, corporate image and customer trust mediate the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction. Furthermore, customer trust is a mediator between corporate image and customer satisfaction. The findings suggest that Millennial customers are no longer dependent on service quality but are also putting a premium on corporate image and trust. With these findings, QSR owners, business strategists, marketing practitioners, and store personnel must offer the highest level of quality service, must ensure that the image as seen by customers is not tarnished, and must exhibit authenticity, honesty, and transparency.

Recommended APA Citation:

Etrata, A. E., Macatual, S. S., Lee, J. M. M., & Raborar, J. L. O. (2025). Service Quality of Quick Service Restaurants as Perceived by Millennials Using the SERVQUAL Model: The Mediating Effects of Corporate Image and Customer Trust. Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research, 14(1), 498-518. https://doi.org/85214559378

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