Factors affecting consumer acceptance of chilled ready meals on the island of Ireland

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-10

  Reed, Zandra ^a   McIlveen Farley, Heather ^a   Strugnell, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chilled ready meals; Consumer acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949126204     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1470-6431.2003.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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