Familiarity and purchasing intention of Belgian consumers for fresh and processed tropical fruit products

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 805-818

  Sabbe, Sara ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a   Damme, Patrick Van ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Consumer behaviour; Fresh foods; Fruits; Processed foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349103504     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810893331     Document Type: Article

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