Impact of sustainability labeling in the perception of sensory quality and purchase intention of chocolate consumers

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 11-21

  Silva, Adriana Reis de Andrade ^a   Bioto, Amanda Sodré ^a   Efraim, Priscilla ^a   Queiroz, Guilherme de Castilho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b AGÊNCIA PAULISTA DE TECNOLOGIA DOS AGRONEGÓCIOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Organic; Origin; Quality; Rainforest; Seal; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHAINS; COCOA; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; IMAGE QUALITY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PURCHASING; SEALS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CONSUMER SATISFACTIONS; ORGANIC; ORIGIN; RAINFOREST; RAINFOREST ALLIANCE; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84994639495     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.024     Document Type: Article

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