Consumers' behaviors when eating out: Does eating out change consumers' intention to eat healthily?

British Food Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 494-509

  Choi, Jinkyung ^a   Zhao, Jinlin ^b  

^a Woosong University   (South Korea)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dining out; Food; Health; Ingredients; Lifestyle; Restaurant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896285165     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-06-2012-0136     Document Type: Article

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