How to Create a Sustainable Food Industry: A Practical Guide to Perfect Food

This book provides a practical guide to help businesses navigate the complex topics of sustainability in the food industry, exploring key opportunities to increase positive impacts and circularity at each step of the value chain. Written by a team of authors with decades of experience, it offers guidance on analyzing sustainability and designing, implementing, and communicating strategies to customers. It demystifies various topics and draws on case studies from across the globe industry to provide concrete, real-world examples.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive guide provides valuable insights and practical strategies for businesses to navigate the complex realm of sustainability in the food industry. Spanning the entire food value chain, from farm to fork, it explores numerous opportunities to enhance positive impacts and promote circularity at every stage. Written by a team of esteemed authors with extensive experience in both the food industry and academia, the book offers guidance on conducting comprehensive sustainability assessments across the value chain and life cycle of a food product. It also delves into the design, implementation, and communication of sustainable strategies to customers.

While acknowledging that there are no easy solutions, the book emphasizes the importance of making informed choices and trade-offs based on the specific needs of the product, customers, and business. It demystifies a range of topics, including local sourcing, regenerative agriculture, plant-based protein, and the environmental impact of meat production, using a wealth of case studies from across the globe to provide concrete and real-world examples.

While a perfect food system may not be attainable, this book empowers businesses to make meaningful strides toward reshaping and transforming the food industry as we know it. It is a valuable resource for professionals working in the food and agriculture industries, as well as students and scholars of sustainable food systems and sustainable business. By embracing sustainability, businesses can contribute to a more resilient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable future.

Weight: 366g
Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032516882