Green practices in upscale foodservice operations:Customer perceptions and purchase intentions

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 779-796

  Dipietro, Robin B ^a   Cao, Yang ^a   Partlow, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Customer perception; Food service; Green marketing; Green restaurant practices; Purchase intentions; United States of America; Universities; Upscale restaurant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939435831     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/lJCHM-May-2012-0082     Document Type: Article

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