Supermarkets and agro-industrial foods: The strategic manufacturing of consumer trust

Food, Culture and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-47

  Richards, Carol ^a   Lawrence, Geoffrey ^a   Burch, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative food networks; Food; Food governance; Private regulation; Supermarkets; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953189437     PISSN: 15528014     EISSN: 17517443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175174411X12810842291146     Document Type: Article

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