Every year in the EU alone, almost 90 million tonnes of food is lost. The sectors contributing the most to this amount are households, accounting for 53% of total food waste. Bearing in …
Restaurant food waste represents a significant societal challenge in transitional economies where frequency of dining out is rising. The problem of restaurant food waste in this context …
A Garre, MC Ruiz, E Hontoria - Operations Research Perspectives, 2020 - Elsevier
Food production is a complex process where uncertainty is very relevant (eg stochastic yield and demand, variability in raw materials and ingredients…), resulting in differences between …
In developed countries, the largest share of food is wasted at the household level. Household food waste results from a complex interaction between economic factors, well …
S Piras, S Righi, M Setti, N Koseoglu… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Consumer food waste, like many environmental behaviours, takes place in private, and is not directly subject to social monitoring. Nevertheless, social interactions can affect private …
C Malefors, L Secondi, S Marchetti… - Socio-Economic Planning …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food waste is a significant problem within public catering establishments in any normal situation. During spring 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic placed the public catering system …
H Barker, PJ Shaw, B Richards, Z Clegg, DM Smith - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global society is wasting food at unsustainable levels, and unconsumed food is contributing markedly to carbon emissions. Simultaneously, food insecurity and obesity are increasingly …
L Kubíčková, L Veselá, M Kormaňáková - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The issue of food waste is a problem that affects the whole society. Food is wasted throughout the food chain. Households are great contributors to the problem. A detailed …
In light of the global significance of food waste, a greater focus on improving food waste management strategies is called for. Implementing such management strategies requires a …