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The Environment and Food Display

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Abstract

Food may be eaten almost anywhere at any time but, from the point of view of buying and consumption, it is appropriate to consider the four most common commercial and domestic environments. These are the shop, the kitchen, the dining room, and the hospital ward. Comments about our general immediate environment and food appearance in its widest sense have been noted in Chapter 2. In this chapter the contributions made by lighting, colour, and layout to the total appearance of food display, product control, and eating areas are considered.

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Hutchings, J.B. (1999). The Environment and Food Display. In: Food Colour and Appearance. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2373-4_11

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