Labelling and sustainability in food supply networks: A comparison between the German and Italian markets

British Food Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 769-783

  Banterle, Alessandro ^a   Cereda, Eleonora ^a   Fritz, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Food; Food chain; Germany; Italy; Labelling; Supply chain management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878258271     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701311331544     Document Type: Article

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