Exploring the role of food origin as a source of meanings for consumers and as a determinant of consumers' actual food choices

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-129

  Luomala, Harri T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Food origin; Meanings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846305111     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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