IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/fan/efeefe/vhtml10.3280-efe2017-001007.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

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

Author

Listed:
  • Silvia Sarti
  • Filippo Corsini
  • Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti
  • Marco Frey

Abstract

In the context of circular economy, food waste represents an important challenge. Recently some initiatives emerged in fighting and preventing food waste using digital technologies. Food sharing platforms allow individuals and businesses (e.g. retailers, producers, local shops) to share surplus food to other platform users. Our study aims at exploring which models are adopted in food sharing practices based on market orientation (for-profit or non-profit) and market structure (peer-to-peer or business-to-peer), and their contribution to the food waste prevention. Using content analysis, our results indicate there are two typologies of social initiatives and two prevailing business models: social sharing platforms, corporate social sharing platforms, social eating platforms (SE business model) and food alerting platform (FAP business model). Despite the positive social and environmental impact, these initiatives have to face some criticisms due to the lack of a dominant player and the high fragmentation of users among the existing platforms.

Suggested Citation

  • Silvia Sarti & Filippo Corsini & Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti & Marco Frey, 2017. "Food sharing: Making sense between new business models and responsible social initiatives for food waste prevention," ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2017(1-2), pages 123-134.
    • Handle: RePEc:fan:efeefe:v:html10.3280/efe2017-001007
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=61083&Tipo=ArticoloPDF
    Download Restriction: Single articles can be downloaded buying download credits, for info: https://www.francoangeli.it/DownloadCredit
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to

    for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Kevin D Hall & Juen Guo & Michael Dore & Carson C Chow, 2009. "The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its Environmental Impact," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(11), pages 1-6, November.
    2. Anna R. Davies, 2013. "Food Futures: Co-designing Sustainable Eating Practices for 2050," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 12(2), pages 4-11, August.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Alice Marie Yamabe-Ledoux & Osamu Saito & Keiko Hori, 2023. "Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of ICT-Mediated Food Sharing in Japan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-23, March.
    2. Ingvild Reine Assmann & Francesco Rosati & Sandra Naomi Morioka, 2023. "Determinants of circular business model adoption—A systematic literature review," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(8), pages 6008-6028, December.
    3. Phemelo Tamasiga & Taghi Miri & Helen Onyeaka & Abarasi Hart, 2022. "Food Waste and Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-30, August.
    4. Luca Secondi & Ludovica Principato & Luca Ruini & Matteo Guidi, 2019. "Reusing Food Waste in Food Manufacturing Companies: The Case of the Tomato-Sauce Supply Chain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-13, April.
    5. Cantaragiu Ramona, 2019. "Corporate social entrepreneurship initiatives against food waste – The case of Lidl in Romania," Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Sciendo, vol. 13(1), pages 505-514, May.
    6. Maurizio Massaro & Silvana Secinaro & Francesca Dal Mas & Valerio Brescia & Davide Calandra, 2021. "Industry 4.0 and circular economy: An exploratory analysis of academic and practitioners' perspectives," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 1213-1231, February.
    7. Do, Quynh & Ramudhin, Amar & Colicchia, Claudia & Creazza, Alessandro & Li, Dong, 2021. "A systematic review of research on food loss and waste prevention and management for the circular economy," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 239(C).
    8. Ranjbari, Meisam & Shams Esfandabadi, Zahra & Siebers, Peer-Olaf & Pisano, Paola & Quatraro, Francesco, 2024. "Digitally enabled food sharing platforms towards effective waste management in a circular economy: A system dynamics simulation model," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    9. Zafar Husain & Annayath Maqbool & Abid Haleem & R. D. Pathak & Danny Samson, 2021. "Analyzing the business models for circular economy implementation: a fuzzy TOPSIS approach," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 14(3), pages 256-271, December.
    10. Mazzucchelli, Alice & Gurioli, Martina & Graziano, Domenico & Quacquarelli, Barbara & Aouina-Mejri, Chiraz, 2021. "How to fight against food waste in the digital era: Key factors for a successful food sharing platform," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 47-58.
    11. Maria Luiza M. B. B. Gonçalves & Guilherme J. Maximo, 2023. "Circular Economy in the Food Chain: Production, Processing and Waste Management," Circular Economy and Sustainability, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 1405-1423, September.
    12. Nimeshika Aloysius & Jayanath Ananda, 2023. "A Circular Economy Approach to Food Security and Poverty: a Case Study in Food Rescue in Sri Lanka," Circular Economy and Sustainability, Springer, vol. 3(4), pages 1919-1940, December.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Dorward, Leejiah J., 2012. "Where are the best opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food system (including the food chain)? A comment," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(4), pages 463-466.
    2. Parks, Joanna, 2013. "The Effects of Food Labeling and Dietary Guidance on Nutrition in the United States," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. 150583, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Venkat, Kumar, 2012. "The Climate Change and Economic Impacts of Food Waste in the United States," International Journal on Food System Dynamics, International Center for Management, Communication, and Research, vol. 2(4), pages 1-16, April.
    4. Felipe Vásquez & Gibran Vita & Daniel B. Müller, 2018. "Food Security for an Aging and Heavier Population," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-19, October.
    5. Juen Guo & Kevin D Hall, 2011. "Predicting Changes of Body Weight, Body Fat, Energy Expenditure and Metabolic Fuel Selection in C57BL/6 Mice," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(1), pages 1-9, January.
    6. Thyberg, Krista L. & Tonjes, David J., 2016. "Drivers of food waste and their implications for sustainable policy development," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 106(C), pages 110-123.
    7. Shelly Palmer & Jessica Jarick Metcalfe & Brenna Ellison & Toni Kay Wright & Lindsey Sadler & Katherine Hinojosa & Jennifer McCaffrey & Melissa Pflugh Prescott, 2021. "The Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Replacing Whole Apples with Sliced in the National School Lunch Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-7, December.
    8. Willersinn, Christian & Mack, Gabriele & Siegrist, Michael & Mouron, Patrik, 2015. "Potato food waste in Swiss households - quantity, driving factors and waste behavior of consumers," 143rd Joint EAAE/AAEA Seminar, March 25-27, 2015, Naples, Italy 202725, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    9. Silvio Franco & Clara Cicatiello, 2018. "Food waste due to over-nutrition in the Italians? dietary habits," RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA', FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2018(1), pages 159-180.
    10. Garrone, Paola & Melacini, Marco & Perego, Alessandro, 2014. "Opening the black box of food waste reduction," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 129-139.
    11. Amicarelli, Vera & Lagioia, Giovanni & Sampietro, Stefania & Bux, Christian, 2022. "Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed food waste perception and behavior? Evidence from Italian consumers," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 82(PA).
    12. Haniyeh Shariatmadary & Sabine O’Hara & Rebecca Graham & Marian Stuiver, 2023. "Are Food Hubs Sustainable? An Analysis of Social and Environmental Objectives of U.S. Food Hubs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-19, January.
    13. Ovidija Eičaitė & Gitana Alenčikienė & Ingrida Pauliukaitytė & Alvija Šalaševičienė, 2021. "Eat or Throw Away? Factors Differentiating High Food Wasters from Low Food Wasters," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-16, September.
    14. Egger, Garry & Swinburn, Boyd & Amirul Islam, F.M., 2012. "Economic growth and obesity: An interesting relationship with world-wide implications," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 147-153.
    15. Govindan, K. & Jafarian, A. & Khodaverdi, R. & Devika, K., 2014. "Two-echelon multiple-vehicle location–routing problem with time windows for optimization of sustainable supply chain network of perishable food," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 9-28.
    16. Buzby, Jean C. & Farah-Wells, Hodan & Hyman, Jeffrey, 2014. "The Estimated Amount, Value, and Calories of Postharvest Food Losses at the Retail and Consumer Levels in the United States," Economic Information Bulletin 164262, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    17. Grant, Kara R. & Gallardo, R. Karina & McCluskey, Jill J., 2020. "Factors Influencing Consumers’ Expected Food Waste," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 51(3), November.
    18. Richards, Timothy J. & Hamilton, Stephen F., 2018. "Food waste in the sharing economy," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 109-123.
    19. Monika Trząskowska & Anna Łepecka & Katarzyna Neffe-Skocińska & Katarzyna Marciniak-Lukasiak & Dorota Zielińska & Aleksandra Szydłowska & Beata Bilska & Marzena Tomaszewska & Danuta Kołożyn-Krajewska, 2020. "Changes in Selected Food Quality Components after Exceeding the Date of Minimum Durability—Contribution to Food Waste Reduction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-22, April.
    20. Birisci, Esma & McGarvey, Ronald G., 2022. "Cost-versus environmentally-optimal production in institutional food service operations," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 82(PA).

    More about this item

    JEL classification:

    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • O35 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Social Innovation
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:fan:efeefe:v:html10.3280/efe2017-001007. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Stefania Rosato (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/sommario.aspx?IDRivista=10 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.