Food waste in the retail sector: A survey-based evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

Eičaitė, Ovidija; Baležentis, Tomas; Ribašauskienė, Erika; Morkūnas, Mangirdas; Melnikienė, Rasa; Štreimikienė, Dalia

doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.103116

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“…These scholarly additions would enhance the understanding of food waste behavior’s social implications, particularly from women’s lenses. Scholars should examine dissimilar human dimension indicators of food waste and food loss [ 9 , 10 ] to advance the inquiry beyond our study and potentially develop solutions that improve these issues, which would simultaneously address SDG 1, SDG 2, and SDG 12.…”

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“…An Eastern European study found food waste and food loss were primarily predicted from issues associated with food harvesting [ 9 ]. Also, a Lithuanian study reported that households, retail, wholesale, and food services accounted for 70% of food waste [ 10 ]. With the growing population and millions of people suffering from undernourishment worldwide, the demand for global food production is steadily increasing [ 11 ].…”

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A Neoteric Paradigm to Improve Food Security: The Predictors of Women’s Influence on Egocentric Networks’ Food Waste Behaviors

Palmer,

Strong,

Elbert

2024

Nutrients

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COVID-19, the most recent multi-dimensional global food crisis, challenged leadership and impacted individuals’ personal networks. Two cross-sectional surveys were disseminated to women involved in their state’s women’s leadership committee to understand food waste behaviors. An egocentric network analysis was chosen as the methodology to better understand personal advice network characteristics and examine the impacts of Farm Bureau women’s leadership committee members’ advice networks on their food waste behavior. A multilevel model was conducted to identify factors related to respondents leading their network members toward positive food waste decisions. Independent variables included in the variables at the individual (e.g., each respondent’s race, generation), dyadic (e.g., length respondent has known each member of her network), and network levels (e.g., proportion of the respondent’s network that was female) were included in the model. Women were more likely to report connections with people they led to positive food waste behaviors and food security when: they had higher food waste sum scores, they were part of Generation X, the network member they led to more positive food waste behaviors was a friend, and if there were fewer women in their advice networks.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Neoteric Paradigm to Improve Food Security: The Predictors of Women’s Influence on Egocentric Networks’ Food Waste Behaviors

Palmer,

Strong,

Elbert

2024

Nutrients

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“…It is essential to develop new technologies, practices, and solutions that align with cultural values and address specific challenges. Effective knowledge exchange and collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are vital for promoting sustainable food consumption (Eičaitė et al ., 2022) See Table 3.…”

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Systematic literature review on the nexus of food waste, food loss and cultural background

Morkunas,

Wang,

Wei

et al. 2024

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PurposeThe present paper aims to reveal how different cultures, as reflected by cultural norms, traditions, and social expectations, influence food waste behaviour in different regions of the world.Design/methodology/approachA systematic multifaceted literature review was employed as a main research tool.FindingsThe focal role of education and awareness campaigns in reducing household food waste and promoting responsible food consumption behaviours is revealed. The importance of guilt, behavioural control, negative attitudes towards leftovers, and social norms are among the most important factors predicting intentions to reduce food waste. Cultural beliefs significantly shape food attitudes and waste. Tailoring sustainable practices to traditions helps to ensure food security. Embracing cultural diversity can lead to the development of effective and sustainable food consumption patterns across different parts of the world.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper fully devoted to revealing how different cultural backgrounds shape food consumption habits and which marketing strategies aiming to nudge positive changes in responsible food consumption are preferred in different cultural contexts.

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“…The steady growth of the human population, together with the inefficient use of natural resources, has been contributing to an increased production of food waste, which poses serious economic and social problems [1,2]. Furthermore, environmental issues such as farm-level water losses, land degradation, and greenhouse gas emissions from food distribution and decomposition are also linked to this global problem [2].…”

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Extraction of Polyphenols and Vitamins Using Biodegradable ATPS Based on Ethyl Lactate

2022

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The growing human population, together with the inefficient use of natural resources, has been dramatically increasing the production of food waste, which poses serious economic, environmental, and social problems. Being so, it is necessary to increase the efficiency of food consumption so as to reduce its waste and to convert the remaining residues into societal benefits. Since this biowaste is rich in polyphenols and vitamins, it could become the feedstock for the production of important value-added compounds for the pharmaceutical (e.g., food supplements) and cosmetic (e.g., creams and shampoos) industries. In this work, partition studies of one polyphenol (epicatechin) and two B-complex vitamins (cyanocobalamin and nicotinic acid) were performed in biodegradable Aqueous Two-Phase Systems (ATPS) based on ethyl lactate and on organic salts (disodium tartrate, tripotassium citrate, and trisodium citrate) at 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa. The largest partition coefficient (K) and extraction efficiency (E) were obtained for vitamin B12 (K=78.56, E=97.5%) for the longest tie line TLL=77.66% in the ATPS {ethyl lactate (1) + tripotassium citrate (2) + water (3)}. All the extractions were obtained with low biomolecule mass losses in quantification (<5%) and after a thorough study of pH influence in the UV–Vis absorbance spectra.

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Food waste in the retail sector: A survey-based evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

Cited by 12 publications

References 35 publications

A Neoteric Paradigm to Improve Food Security: The Predictors of Women’s Influence on Egocentric Networks’ Food Waste Behaviors

A Neoteric Paradigm to Improve Food Security: The Predictors of Women’s Influence on Egocentric Networks’ Food Waste Behaviors

Systematic literature review on the nexus of food waste, food loss and cultural background

Extraction of Polyphenols and Vitamins Using Biodegradable ATPS Based on Ethyl Lactate

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