Opening the black box of food quality in the short supply chain: Effects of conventions of quality on consumer choice

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 141-146

  Migliore, Giuseppina ^a   Schifani, Giorgio ^a   Cembalo, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Credence good; Farmers' market; Organic food

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907351210     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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