Food in the Internet Age

This book examines food in the United States in the age of the Internet. One major theme running through the book is business opportunities and failures, as well as the harms to consumers and traditional brick-and-mortar companies that occurred as entrepreneurs tried to take advantage of the Interne...

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Main Authors: Aspray, William (Author), Royer, George (Author), Ocepek, Melissa G. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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