Drivers for innovation in niche pork netchains: A study of United Kingdom, Greece, and Spain

British Food Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1106-1127

  Nijhoff Savvaki, Rannia ^a   Trienekens, J H ^b   Omta, S W F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food products; Governance; Greece; Innovation; Intelligent networks; Meat; Regional development; Risk management; Spain; Supply chain management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864120938     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701211252084     Document Type: Article

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