An assessment of the strategies and strengths of medium-sized food processors

Agribusiness

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-132

  van Duren, Erna ^a   Sparling, David ^a   Turvey, Calum ^b   Lake, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Food and Resource Economics ^*  (United States)

^c Ontario Ministry of Finance   (Canada)

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EID: 17044413539     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.10039     Document Type: Article

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