Twisting tradition: Consumers' behavior toward alternative closures

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-103

  Barber, Nelson A ^a   Taylor, D Christopher ^a   Dodd, Tim H ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cork closure; Wine marketing; Wine packaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449117903     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: 15404102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10454440802470615     Document Type: Article

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