Processed meat products: Consumer trends and emerging markets

Processed Meats: Improving Safety, Nutrition and Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 30-53

  De Barcellos, M D ^a   Grunert, K G ^b   Scholderer, J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consumer; Convenience; Emerging markets; Processed meats; Wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053991192     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857092946.1.30     Document Type: Chapter

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