期刊
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
卷 319, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128721
关键词
Food waste; Independent restaurant; Chain-affiliated foodservices; Ethnic cuisine; United Kingdom
The study shows that chain-affiliated restaurants have consistent measures to prevent and mitigate food waste, while independent restaurants, especially those specializing in ethnic cuisine, often manage food waste on an ad-hoc basis. Future strategies on food waste prevention and mitigation in restaurants should focus on independent foodservice operators.
Past research on food waste in foodservices has focused on restaurants in general and failed to examine how/if the ownership model of a restaurant business correlates with the approaches to food waste management adopted in-house. This study employs the qualitative research methods to explore how the challenge of food waste is managed in (inter)national chain-affiliated and (local) independent restaurants. The study finds that chainaffiliated businesses routinely measure food waste and have developed consistent measures to prevent and mitigate its occurrence. In contrast, independent restaurants, particularly those specializing in ethnic cuisine, take no measurements of food waste and manage it on an ad-hoc basis. (Inter)national strategies on food waste prevention and mitigation in restaurants should therefore focus on independent foodservice operators as this is where the largest reduction potential rests. This study offers preliminary insights on the role of various stakeholders within the broader food system whose engagement is critical for effective food waste prevention and mitigation in restaurants.
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