Shelf Life Date Extension of Fresh-Cut Salad: A Consumer Perspective

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 939-954

  Stranieri, Stefanella ^a   Baldi, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

consumer preferences; consumer driven development; fresh cut salad; Shelf life date extension; two step clustering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014538925     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: 15404102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10454446.2017.1266545     Document Type: Article

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