Policy developments of consumer's acceptance of traditional products innovation: The case of environmental sustainability and shelf life extension of a PGI Italian cheese

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-94

  Pilone, Vittoria ^a   De Lucia, Caterina ^a   Del Nobile, Matteo Alessandro ^a   Contò, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84918778792     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2014.09.005     Document Type: Note

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