Deliver Me from food waste: Model framework for comparing the energy use of meal-kit delivery and groceries

Gee, Isabella Marie; Davidson, F. Todd; Speetles, Brittany L.; Webber, Michael E.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.07.062

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“…E-commerce often circumvents brick-and-mortar stores, which are energy and emissions-intensive. 26,32 Physical grocery stores are deploying multiple strategies to compete with e-commerce, as some studies predict that a rise in ecommerce will result in store closures. 22,33 But U.S. grocers are still growing, adding 30% more square footage in 2018 than 2017.…”

Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous findings suggest that e-commerce might produce greater environmental benefits in rural areas. 14,17,22,32,47 However, most of these studies extrapolate these findings from results of urban study areas. Williams and Tagami (2003) studied urban, suburban, and rural areas specifically and found that e-commerce has a greater potential to save energy in rural areas than urban for the case of books in Japan.…”

Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Also, online grocers with their own brand of products might choose packaging that is designed to be lighter or more easily packed for transport than to be eye-catching for consumers. As packaging can have a considerable environmental impact in food retail and e-commerce, 18,32,95,96 the degrees to which e-commerce services can actually reduce packaging impact should be further studied.…”

Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Future of Food: Environmental Lessons from E-Commerce

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Our food system is experiencing dramatic changes as the expansion of e-commerce, introduction of new products, and innovations in supply chain structures all pose to transform how we buy, sell, and distribute food. However, the environmental impacts of these transformations remain unclear. This feature reviews existing literature on environmental implications of ecommerce, discusses relevant trade-offs, and identifies pressing gaps in research. Some trade-offs discussed are those between centralized and decentralized delivery service types, those unique to a rural landscape, and those within the interplay of transportation and consumer behavior. The impacts of fulfillment centers, of refrigerated logistics, of e-commerce on consumer shopping and food waste habits, and of e-commerce services in rural regions are identified as pressing knowledge gaps.

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Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

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Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

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Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

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“…Several studies look at how the centralisation of food processing or preparation affects the environmental impacts associated with food consumption by households [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Only a limited amount of these studies also clearly specify how the level of convenience affects food waste quantities and the chosen food waste management route [23,24,27]. According to these few studies, the switch to food with a higher convenience grade (such as ready-made meals or meal kits with pre-portioned ingredients) could be seen as an effective food waste measure for households, often leading to environmental savings as well.…”

Section: Food Waste and Sustainability Aspects Related To Using Convementioning

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Evaluation of Food Waste Prevention Measures—The Use of Fish Products in the Food Service Sector

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This study presents two food waste prevention measures focusing on the interface between the food service sector and its food suppliers. Through a case study on procuring salmon by a hotel kitchen, the use of food products with different convenience grades is examined. The convenience grade of the fish bought (whole salmon, fillets or portions) determines where along the food chain filleting and/or portioning takes place and thus where food waste from cut-offs occurs. To reduce food waste, we propose purchasing filleted or portioned salmon rather than whole salmon. For both measures, effectiveness is calculated by looking at food waste reductions along the food chain, achieved by a better use of filleting and portioning cut-offs. Next, sustainability across the environmental, economic and social dimension is evaluated by calculating (a) avoided embodied environmental impacts and economic costs, (b) avoided food waste disposal environmental impacts and economic costs and (c) environmental, economic and social impacts and costs associated with implementing the measures. Purchasing fillets or portions instead of whole salmon leads to food waste reductions of −89% and −94%, respectively. The interventions further lead to net climate change impact savings along the salmon chain of −16% (fillets) and −18% (portions). Whereas the kitchen saves costs when switching to fillets (−13%), a switch to portions generates additional net costs (+5%). On a social level, no effects could be determined based on the information available. However, good filleting skills would no longer be needed in the kitchen and a time consuming preparation can be sourced out.

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“…Creating a meal plan as a family allows the parents to stay on track with their grocery budget, while allowing families to eat foods they all enjoy. In addition, grocery planning means less trips to the store and more time to prepare home-cooked meals for their family (Gee, Davidson, Speetles & Webber, 2019). The top indicators when applying a household production model in regard to food waste were raw foods, income, and overall time constraint (Lusk & Ellison, 2017).…”

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The Effects Of Nutrition Smartphone Applications On Parents’ Grocery Shopping And Meal Planning Behaviors

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The path toward this thesis has been challenging yet empowering and memorable. Gratitude is necessary to the special people who have encouraged, supported and stuck with me during the completion of this study. I am tremendously fortunate to be a student in the dietetics program at Illinois State University and to have professors that push me towards higher potential. I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to my committee chair, Dr. Julie Schumacher. Thank you for your continuous support and guidance during this unknowing project. Your expertise has taught me more than I could have imagined during this study. I also want to give gratitude to my co-chairs Dr. Jennifer Barnes and Dr. Amy Bardwell. Thank you for your statistical intelligence, research knowledge and kindness to keep pushing me. This work would not have been possible without the support, professional insight and guidance from my committee. For that I am grateful. I would like to continue to share my gratitude to Cecily Martinez, Jessica Brand, Alyssa Laing and Jared Lyons who have continuously supported me and kept encouraging me through the difficult yet exciting milestones that this study has brought. You all have kept me motivated to remember my goals and persevere through the struggles. Lastly, I would like to thank my family for supporting me throughout my academic career. I would not be writing this thesis in my graduate career without your encouragement and reassurance. I have no valuable words to express my gratitude, but my heart is full of the love and support that I have received from each person in this journey. I am blessed to have the professionals, family and friends in my life that made this possible. Thank you all. L.B.

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Deliver Me from food waste: Model framework for comparing the energy use of meal-kit delivery and groceries

Cited by 28 publications

References 15 publications

The Future of Food: Environmental Lessons from E-Commerce

The Future of Food: Environmental Lessons from E-Commerce

Evaluation of Food Waste Prevention Measures—The Use of Fish Products in the Food Service Sector

The Effects Of Nutrition Smartphone Applications On Parents’ Grocery Shopping And Meal Planning Behaviors

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