Asian foods in the U.S.: Developments, customer profiles, and experiences

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 403-412

  Jang, Soocheong ^a   Ha, Aejin ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

American customers; Asian foods; Customer profiles and experiences; Ethnic foods; Restaurant industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960067996     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15378020903344372     Document Type: Article

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