Consumers' expectations and needs towards healthy cereal based snacks: An exploratory study among Irish adults

British Food Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1130-1148

  Crofton, Emily C ^a   Markey, Anne ^a   Scannell, Amalia G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumer research; Convenience foods; Health; Ireland; New product development; Nutrition; Personal health; Snack food

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881577778     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-08-2011-0213     Document Type: Article

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