Researcher understanding of food innovations in Nordic and Southern European countries: A systematic literature review

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2018, Pages 54-63

  Savino, Tommaso ^a   Testa, Stefania ^b   Messeni Petruzzelli, Antonio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food; Innovation; Literature review; Nordic European countries; Southern European countries

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; COMPARATIVE APPROACH; ECONOMIC OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENTS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; INNOVATION POLICIES; INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 85046994780     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.05.008     Document Type: Review

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