Nutritional labelling in restaurants: Whose responsibility is it anyway?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 572-579

  Alexander, Matthew ^a   O'Gorman, Kevin ^a   Wood, Kati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catering industry; Labelling; Nutrition; Responsibilities; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952697857     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011042758     Document Type: Article

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