Consumer attitudes to the use of two dairy technologies

British Food Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-44

  Millar, K M ^a   Tomkins, S M ^a   White, R P ^a   Mepham, T B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Dairy industry; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986178216     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700210418721     Document Type: Article

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