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Regional Product Brands: In-Depth Interviews with Producers

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Volume 31 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acc-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2571-0613 | Journal ISSN: 1803-9782
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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 32
Published on: Oct 14, 2025
Published by: Technical University of Liberec
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
Liberec region,
Product labeling,
Regional product branding systems,
Regional producers
Related subjects:
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Business management,
Business management, other,
Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Materials engineering,
Linguistics and semiotics,
Applied linguistics,
Applied linguistics, other,
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Education,
Education, other

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