Understanding consumer perception of food quality: The cases of shrimps and cheese

British Food Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 500-525

  Hansen, Torben ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy products; Fish (food); Perception; Price; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144460164     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700510606909     Document Type: Review

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