Consumers' perception of suboptimal food: strategies to reduce food waste

E Varese, MC Cesarani, M Wojnarowska - British Food Journal, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review, through a systematic literature review, the
different perspectives from which imperfect, ugly and suboptimal food products lead to food …

A digitally enabled circular economy for mitigating food waste: Understanding innovative marketing strategies in the context of an emerging economy

M de Souza, GM Pereira… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2021 - Elsevier
Within the context of the circular economy, this article analyses how supermarkets can
reduce food waste by implementing appropriate marketing strategies underpinned by digital …

[HTML][HTML] Save near-expired food: Does a message to avoid food waste affect food purchase and household waste prevention behaviors?

Y Zhang, E van Herpen, EJ Van Loo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food waste, especially at the retail and consumer level, is a critical societal issue.
Consumers' reluctance to purchase and consume near-expired food is a major contributor …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing food waste in grocery store operations: Literature review and research agenda

L Riesenegger, MJ Santos, M Ostermeier… - … Analytics and Modeling, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on grocery waste in food retailing has recently attracted particular interest.
Investigations in this area are relevant to address the problems of wasted resources and …

Winning ugly: Profit maximizing marketing strategies for ugly foods

D Qi, J Penn, R Li, BE Roe - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Ugly foods meet nutritional and safety benchmarks but deviate from cosmetic and size
standards. The marketability of ugly food is a major factor that frustrates field-level food …

Mr. Potato Head fights food waste: The effect of anthropomorphism in promoting ugly food

X Shao, EH Jeong, SCS Jang, Y Xu - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ugly food refers to vegetables and fruits that are oddly shaped, colored, or sized. Ugly food
is typically thrown out, which represents a significant amount of food waste. This study aimed …

Sustainable consumption in Taiwan retailing: The impact of product features and price promotion on purchase behaviors toward expiring products

HH Chang, JW Su - Food Quality and Preference, 2022 - Elsevier
Food waste is a waste of social resources, and causes environmental pollution and
ecological damage. The ratio of food waste generated in the food supply chain is greatest in …

Sustainability of household food waste reduction: A fresh insight on youth's emotional and cognitive behaviors

S Attiq, KY Chau, S Bashir, MD Habib, RI Azam… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The sustainability of food waste is one of the most important contemporary economic, social,
and environmental issues that encompasses useful academic, practical, and policymaking …

Reducing food waste through digital platforms: A quantification of cross-side network effects

S Mullick, N Raassens, H Haans, EJ Nijssen - Industrial Marketing …, 2021 - Elsevier
To fight food waste, retail stores have begun selling perishable food close to the expiration
date at discounted prices. To render this form of last-minute discounting effective, digital …

When imperfect is preferred: the differential effect of aesthetic imperfections on choice of processed and unprocessed foods

J Suher, C Szocs, K van Ittersum - Journal of the Academy of Marketing …, 2021 - Springer
Some companies design processed foods to contain aesthetic imperfections such as non-
uniformities in shape, color, or texture. Simultaneously, consumers annually discard millions …