Small hospitality enterprises and local produce: A case study

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1175-1189

  Alonso, Abel Duarte ^a   O'Neill, Martin ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Food crops; Food products; Hospitality services; Small enterprises; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349268677     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011088179     Document Type: Article

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