A conceptual framework for analyzing consumers' food label preferences: An exploratory study of sustainability labels in France, Quebec, Spain and the US

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 605-616

  Zepeda, Lydia ^a   Sirieix, Lucie ^b   Pizarro, Ana ^c   Corderre, François ^d   Rodier, Francine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UMR MOISA   (France)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eco label; Fair trade; Label consumer interaction model; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885895177     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12041     Document Type: Article

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