How to make meat business more effective: A case of Ukraine

British Food Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 583-597

  Goncharuk, Anatoliy G ^a  

^a ODESSA NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cost effectiveness; Food industry; Meat; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651245122     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700910966032     Document Type: Article

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