Food sharing: Making sense between new business models and responsible social initiatives for food waste prevention

Sarti, Silvia; Corsini, Filippo; Gusmerotti, Natalia Marzia; Frey, Marco

doi:10.3280/efe2017-001007

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“…It is interesting to note that positions emerge that enhance the sharing economy of vehicles (Pham et al, 2019) and traffic and road status monitoring systems with updated consumption indicators that make drivers aware of a more linear view of driving styles (Hatzivasilis et al, 2020). The academic analysis also includes the field of food; the results of Sarti, Corsini, Gusmerotti, and Frey (2017) show business models based on social sharing platforms, at company level and food alert. The summary of the academic findings is shown in Table 3.…”

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Industry 4.0 and circular economy: An exploratory analysis of academic and practitioners' perspectives

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The union between Industry 4.0 and the circular economy (CE) appears relatively recent. In this sense, new trading zones for sharing a common scenario among academics and practitioners are needed. The paper aims to investigate the link between Industry 4.0 and the CE by understanding how Industry 4.0 can foster the impact of the CE on companies. The study proposes a broader perspective that includes thematic and content analysis gathering data on professional documents based on business cases, newspaper articles, press releases and specialised blogs, as well as scientific papers. The joint academic‐practitioners view highlights how Industry 4.0 has the potential to impact on the CE through countless actions: increasing waste disposal; promoting remanufacturing; enhancing the efficiency of critical resources such as water, energy, gas and CO2; and improving business models and the mission of companies. However, barriers still exist in its adoption, stressing the need for holistic and integrated design and a proactive environment of collaboration among stakeholders. Results lead to practical as well as research implications.

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Industry 4.0 and circular economy: An exploratory analysis of academic and practitioners' perspectives

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“…Other studies on this topic confirm that the sample is comprehensive and sound. In particular, Sarti et al (2017) selected 49 food sharing platforms (the sample included also social eating platforms that are not part of our investigation) and Ciulli et al (2019) selected 27 food sharing platforms.…”

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Uncovering the impact of food sharing platform business models: a theory of change approach

Michelini

Grieco

Ciulli

et al. 2020

BFJ

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential impact of food sharing platform business models and to identify the limits and barriers in measuring the impact. Using the “theory of change” (ToC) approach, this paper develops a theoretical framework that captures the activities, outputs and outcomes of food sharing platforms and links them to indicators. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a two-step methodology, which includes a website content analysis followed by two focus groups. The purpose of the website content analysis was to list a set of activities that are performed by food sharing platforms. The focus groups allow to design the ToC and to discuss limits and barriers in measuring the impact of food sharing platforms. Findings The study provides an overview of the main areas of impact of food sharing platforms (environmental, social, economic and political) and identifies the related outcomes. Furthermore, the paper highlights the need for the platform to manage the multifaceted tensions of food waste recovery vs prevention and the benefits of food recovery to helping hungry people vs the actual need to eradicate poverty by addressing social injustices and inequalities. Research limitations/implications The selected sample involved in the focus group comprised a wide but not comprehensive set of stakeholders. Indeed, the obtained information cannot be generalized. In addition, the ToC approach requires a certain discretion of the facilitator and introduces the potential for partiality in conducting the analysis. Practical implications The framework helps to unbundle the complex challenge of measuring the impact of food sharing platforms and it provides managers, practitioners and policy makers with a practical tool to direct their activities toward a better impact. Originality/value From a theoretical perspective the study advances the literature on (food) sharing platforms and contributes to research on the sustainability in the food sector. It indicates the impacts a novel actor relying on digital technology can have in the food sector and points out the tensions between food recovery and prevention and the impact on poverty. The proposed framework could be a useful tool to support practitioners in understanding the trade-offs among the outcomes they aim to attain, and to identify the proper strategies to manage them.

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“…However, the outreach of reuse might encounter the following challenges: market fragmentation, traceability and responsibility of food donors, strict safety and hygiene norms (Zurek, 2016;Sarti et al, 2017;Tikka, 2019), lack of coherent efforts, uncertainty in the estimation of surplus availability (Facchini et al, 2018), low participation interests due to time and effort incurred and psychological barriers (Makov et al, 2020).…”

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A systematic review of research on food loss and waste prevention and management for the circular economy

Ramudhin

Colicchia

et al. 2021

International Journal of Production Economics

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Food sharing: Making sense between new business models and responsible social initiatives for food waste prevention

Cited by 26 publications

References 18 publications

Industry 4.0 and circular economy: An exploratory analysis of academic and practitioners' perspectives

Industry 4.0 and circular economy: An exploratory analysis of academic and practitioners' perspectives

Uncovering the impact of food sharing platform business models: a theory of change approach

A systematic review of research on food loss and waste prevention and management for the circular economy

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