Consumer response to novel agri-food technologies: Implications for predicting consumer acceptance of emerging food technologies

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 442-456

  Frewer, L J ^a,b   Bergmann, K ^c   Brennan, M ^a   Lion, R ^d   Meertens, R ^e   Rowe, G ^a   Siegrist, M ^f   Vereijken, C ^g  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Dr Bergmann Food Relations   (Germany)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g DANONE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; CONSUMER RESPONSE; ETHICAL CONCERNS; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

FOOD TECHNOLOGY;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79960472011     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2011.05.005     Document Type: Review

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