Factors influencing the decisions to buy and consume functional food

British Food Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1622-1636

  Kraus, Artur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Food purchasing decision; Functional food; Healthy eating; Product attributes; Product development; Purchasing motives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929791832     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-08-2014-0301     Document Type: Article

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