The consumer testing of food package graphic design

British Food Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 379-395

  Hamlin, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Consumer; Design; Food; Graphic; Package; Test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954411501     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-03-2015-0105     Document Type: Article

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