Collaboration and trust in two organic food chains

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 376-394

  Kottila, Marja Riitta ^a   Rönni, Päivi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication; Food industry; Organic foods; Relationship marketing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449101874     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810868915     Document Type: Article

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