Food industry firms' economic incentives to provide nutritional information to the market: European breakfast cereals, snacks, and soft drinks industries

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Food industry firms' economic incentives to provide nutritional information to the market : European breakfast cereals, snacks, and soft drinks industries. / Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård; Ronit, Karsten.

In: Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2013, p. 209-224.

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Jensen, JD & Ronit, K 2013, 'Food industry firms' economic incentives to provide nutritional information to the market: European breakfast cereals, snacks, and soft drinks industries', Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 209-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974438.2013.724005

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Jensen, J. D., & Ronit, K. (2013). Food industry firms' economic incentives to provide nutritional information to the market: European breakfast cereals, snacks, and soft drinks industries. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 25(3), 209-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974438.2013.724005

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Jensen JD, Ronit K. Food industry firms' economic incentives to provide nutritional information to the market: European breakfast cereals, snacks, and soft drinks industries. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing. 2013;25(3):209-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974438.2013.724005

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Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård ; Ronit, Karsten. / Food industry firms' economic incentives to provide nutritional information to the market : European breakfast cereals, snacks, and soft drinks industries. In: Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing. 2013 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 209-224.

Bibtex

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