Constructing quality: The multinational histories of chocolate

Geoforum

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 999-1007

  Cidell, Julie L ^a   Alberts, Heike C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chocolate; Economic geography; Europe; Innovation; Manufacturing; Production; Quality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33750529582     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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