An in-store experiment on the effect of accessibility on sales of wholegrain and white bread in supermarkets

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  De Wijk, René A ^a   Maaskant, Anna J ^a   Polet, Ilse A ^a   Holthuysen, Nancy T E ^a   Kleef, Ellen Van ^a   Vingerhoeds, Monique H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAD; CONSUMER; HUMAN; WHOLE GRAIN; ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FOOD PREFERENCE; MARKETING; NUTRITION POLICY; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

BREAD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MARKETING; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 84962048104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151915     Document Type: Article

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