Freshness of fruits and vegetables: Consumer language and perception

British Food Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-256

  Péneau, S ^a   Linke, A ^b   Escher, F ^a   Nuessli, J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Fresh foods; Fruits; Quality management; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349826407     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700910941453     Document Type: Article

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