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Vicenc Fernandez

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Towards more sustainable food systems. Addressing food waste at school canteens

2018

Food Waste is a global significant issue for ethical, environmental and economic reasons, while its management is difficult due to its frequent low visibility. Individual choices and preferences are closely related to the generation of food waste although likely to be modified through education and awareness campaigns. In particular, school canteens are big generators of food waste and, at the same time, provide a great opportunity to improve habits regarding nutrition and education on sustainability, thus impacting the future of the food system. The end purpose of this research is identifying the causes of food waste and unveiling best practices towards its reduction. To achieve this goal,…

0301 basic medicineResource (biology)Best practiceAudit010501 environmental sciencesGarbage01 natural sciences:Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]03 medical and health sciencesFood PreferencesSustainable agricultureHumansMarketingStudentsGeneral Psychology0105 earth and related environmental sciences030109 nutrition & dieteticsNutrition and DieteticsSchoolsTeachingSchool lunchrooms cafeterias etc.Food ServicesRestauració (Gastronomia) -- ResidusMenjadors escolarsFood wasteMenu PlanningFoodSpainModels OrganizationalSustainabilityFood systemsBusinessGarbageFood service -- Waste disposal
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Towards a more sustainable food Supply chain: opening up invisible waste in food service

2016

Future challenges to the global food supply chain are complex. In order to embrace sustainability, companies should change their management practices towards more efficient resource use. Food waste being a misuse of resources, we identify its causes and possible ways of minimising it. To achieve this goal, we conducted explorative research with qualitative and quantitative data through in-depth semi-structured interviews and an open questionnaire with top Spanish food service companies. Results show that most businesses mainly tend to minimise food waste according to economic criteria, without taking into account the social, ethical or environmental factors. As a consequence, just “visible”…

Food industrySupply chainGeography Planning and Developmentlcsh:TJ807-830lcsh:Renewable energy sourcesFood supply010501 environmental sciencesManagement Monitoring Policy and Law01 natural sciencesfood supply chain0502 economics and business:Enginyeria agroalimentària::Indústries agroalimentàries::Alimentació i nutrició humana [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]lcsh:Environmental sciences0105 earth and related environmental sciencesMercat Investigaciólcsh:GE1-350sustainable developmentMalbaratament d'alimentsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industrySeguretat alimentàrialcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plantsFood waste05 social sciencesEnvironmental resource management:Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Aliments -- AbastamentFood securityEnvironmental economicsFood safetysustainability; food waste; sustainable development; food supply chain; food service; food surplussustainabilityFood packagingFood wastelcsh:TD194-195food wasteSustainability:Economia i organització d'empreses::Aspectes socials [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Food systemsCleaner productionfood surplusbusinessfood service050203 business & management
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