Innovations in the food industry in Germany

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 845-878

  Menrad, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WEIHENSTEPHAN TRIESDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food industry; Food science; Germany; Innovation system; R D

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCE; FOOD PROCESSING; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PRODUCTION; PUBLIC POLICY; RAW MATERIALS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SCIENCE; GERMANY; INNOVATION SYSTEM;

FOOD ADDITIVES;

EID: 3242879266     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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