Italian ethnic identity and its relative impact on the consumption of convenience and traditional foods

British Food Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-228

  Laroche, Michel ^a   Kim, Chankon ^a   Tomiuk, Marc A ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Consumer behaviour; Ethnic groups; Food industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031629     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070709910269811     Document Type: Article

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