The effect of food shape abnormality on purchase intentions in China

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 40, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 24-30

  Loebnitz, Natascha ^a   Grunert, Klaus G ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental concern; Food waste; Purchase intentions; Social trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907521605     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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