Missing food, missing data? A critical review of global food losses and food waste data

L Xue, G Liu, J Parfitt, X Liu, E Van Herpen… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Food losses and food waste (FLW) have become a global concern in recent years and
emerge as a priority in the global and national political agenda (eg, with Target 12.3 in the …

Food waste management in hospitality operations: A critical review

V Filimonau, A Delysia - Tourism management, 2019 - Elsevier
Hospitality food waste represents a significant societal challenge. It is however under-
researched with most studies approaching the issue from the perspective of sustainable …

The food waste hierarchy as a framework for the management of food surplus and food waste

E Papargyropoulou, R Lozano, JK Steinberger… - Journal of cleaner …, 2014 - Elsevier
The unprecedented scale of food waste in global food supply chains is attracting increasing
attention due to its environmental, social and economic impacts. Drawing on interviews with …

Food waste prevention in Europe–A cause-driven approach to identify the most relevant leverage points for action

C Priefer, J Jörissen, KR Bräutigam - Resources, Conservation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The reduction of food waste is seen as an important lever for ensuring food security and
diminishing environmental burdens. In context of the forthcoming revision of the European …

Household food waste behaviour in EU-27 countries: A multilevel analysis

L Secondi, L Principato, T Laureti - Food policy, 2015 - Elsevier
A large amount of food is lost along the entire food supply chain, causing serious
environmental, economic and social impacts and most food is wasted during the final …

Understanding food sharing models to tackle sustainability challenges

L Michelini, L Principato, G Iasevoli - Ecological Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
The current global scene is characterized by a huge paradox: on one side, there is the
scourge of poverty, on the other, 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted around the world every …

Food waste in the Swiss food service industry–Magnitude and potential for reduction

A Betz, J Buchli, C Göbel, C Müller - Waste management, 2015 - Elsevier
Food losses occur across the whole food supply chain. They have negative effects on the
economy and the environment, and they are not justifiable from an ethical point of view. The …

Total and per capita value of food loss in the United States

JC Buzby, J Hyman - Food policy, 2012 - Elsevier
There are few peer-reviewed or major published studies that estimate the total amount of
food loss in developed countries and even fewer attempt to estimate the monetary value. We …

Reducing food waste: an investigation on the behaviour of Italian youths

L Principato, L Secondi, CA Pratesi - British Food Journal, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to assess the knowledge of youths concerning food
waste as well as to identify factors that influence changes in behaviour concerning food …

The value of food waste: An exploratory study on retailing

C Cicatiello, S Franco, B Pancino, E Blasi - Journal of Retailing and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Retailers are increasingly concerned with the sustainability of their business. Food waste is
a major sustainability issue: 90 million tons of food are wasted in the EU every year. The …