Consumers' values and attitudes and their relation to the consumption of pork products: A study from Q-PorkChains in Brazil

Journal on Chain and Network Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-54

  De Barcellos, M D ^a   Perin, M G ^b   Perez Cueto F J A ^c   Saab, M S M ^d   Grunert, K G ^e  

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

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

attitudes; Brazil; consumers; pork; values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870711375     PISSN: 15691829     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JCNS2012.x004     Document Type: Article

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