Made in Italy. Made in Britain. Quality, brands and innovation in the European poultry market, 1950–80

Business History

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1057-1083

  Tessari, Alessandra ^a   Godley, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

food retailing; Italian entrepreneurs; poultry industry; refrigeration technology; supermarket evolution

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; POULTRY; RETAILING;

ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84908499456     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2013.850672     Document Type: Article

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