Farmers' relationship with hospitality businesses: A preliminary study

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1163-1174

  Duarte Alonso, Abel ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Farms; Food industry; Hospitality services; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349252629     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011088160     Document Type: Article

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