Marketing of halal meat in the United Kingdom: Supermarkets versus local shops

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 655-670

  Ahmed, Allam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumer marketing; Consumer psychology; Islam; Meat; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749105207     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810887149     Document Type: Article

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