Saving Food: Production, Supply Chain, Food Waste and Food Consumption

ISBN-13: 9780128153574 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 426 str.

Charis Galanakis

Spis treści

1. Introduction in global food losses and food waste 2. Food security and sustainable land management to save food 3. Optimizing agricultural practices 4. Food preservation technologies 5. Non-thermal food processing/preservation technologies 6. Innovative packaging that saves food 7. Optimized cold chain to save food 8. Optimized food supply chains to reduce food losses 9. Reducing food losses in supply chain through value stream mapping: a case study in the dairy sector 10. Food waste valorisation 11. Food consumption and wasted food 12. Suboptimal food? Food waste at the consumer-retailer interface 13. The concept of zero waste

O autorze

Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist in agricultural sciences as well as food and environmental science, technology, and sustainability, with experience in both industry and academia. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories in Chania, Greece, an adjunct professor of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the director of Food Waste Recovery Group (SIG5) of ISEKI Food Association in Vienna, Austria. He pioneered the new discipline of food waste recovery and has established the most prominent innovation network in the field. He also serves as a senior consultant for the food industry and expert evaluator for international and regional funded programs and proposals. He is an editorial board member of Food and Bioproducts Processing, Food Research International, and Foods, has edited over 45 books, and has published hundreds of research articles, reviews, monographs, chapters, and conference proceedings.