Surplus food management plays a key role in sustainable development, because effective management of food resources and products can reduce food waste and food poverty. This paper addresses the multifaceted concept of food supply chain sustainability by presenting a model of surplus food...

Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to study the Collaborative Logistics process, its implementation within the Consumer Electronics and Household Appliances Supply Chain and to assess the benefits stemming from it. Methodology: To achieve the objectives the Activity-Based-Cost logic has...

Purpose This chapter highlights factors, such as stakeholder engagement and changes in operating processes, which can enable retailers to implement an alternative approach to recovering and redistributing fresh surplus food. Methodology/approach A successful fresh surplus food redistribution...

The paper explores the Italian food supply chain with a focus on the analysis of “Surplus Food” (SF), i.e. the edible food that is produced, manufactured, retailed or served but for various reasons is not sold to/consumed by the intended customer. The Italian food industry provides the...