Quality perceptions under evolving information conditions: Implications for diet, health and consumer satisfaction

Food Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-188

  Poole, Nigel D ^a   Martínez, Laura Martínez Carrasco ^b   Giménez, Fernando Vidal ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus; Consumers; Diet; Experimental auction; Health; Information; Marketers; Policy; Quality attributes

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; PERCEPTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CITRUS;

EID: 33846365676     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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