Developing Frozen Products for the Market and the Freezing of Ready-Prepared Meals

Frozen Food Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 205-223

  Gormley, Ronan ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

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EID: 84889301948     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444302325.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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