Should food manufacturers care about country-of-origin effect? An experimental study based on chocolate tasting

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-105

  Camgöz, Selin Metin ^a   Ertem, Pelin Sürücü ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Country of origin effect; Experimental study; Food industry; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949030276     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: 15404102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J038v14n01_06     Document Type: Article

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