The effects of contextual variables on food acceptability: A confirmatory study

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-65

  King, Silvia C ^a   Meiselman, Herbert L ^b   Hottenstein, Annette W ^a   Work, Therese M ^a   Cronk, Valerie ^c  

^a McCormick & Company Inc   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^c Olive Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Choice; Consumer; Context effect; Environment; Meal; Menu items; Restaurant; Sensory; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748742452     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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