Transformative Times for Food Consumption: Moving towards Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 5775
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food marketing; wine marketing; consumer behavior; sustainability in the food system; agro-food business strategy; food and wine communication
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Sustainability aims to bring together current research regarding contemporary issues and future trends in sustainable food consumption.
In recent years, income growth has resulted in an increased consumption of products of higher value (such as meat and dairy products) in emerging economies, while rising societal and environmental concerns have led to major changes in consumer preferences in developed economies (e.g., reduced meat consumption). In particular, young generations are paying increased attention to the social and environmental impacts of food systems. However, the transformation of food systems addresses not only consumer choices but also business strategies. The rise of new technologies brings business innovations, providing consumers with new foods (e.g., insect- and algae-based foods) and new distribution channels (e.g., online supermarkets). Moreover, the increasing debate around food sustainability in both traditional mass media and social media contributes to generating new trends, while institutional bodies begin to take on an active role in elaborating recommendations and instruments promoting more sustainable lifestyles. Finally, recent public health issues have generated uncertainty and rearrangement in food provision and purchase in many countries around the world. Food sustainability is facing unexpected challenges in times of the COVID-19 crisis. Disruptive changes and economic issues are affecting food choices and consumption in the short term, but long-term effects can also be expected.
This Special Issue aims to explore these new trends and horizons in sustainable food consumption and to generate advanced understanding of the transformation of food consumption. Special attention will also be paid to research investigating the disruptive power exerted by global public health issues on food choice and sustainability. To encourage multi-disciplinary participation, this Special Issue will consider both conceptual and empirical studies on the following topics relating to food consumption research:
- New trends in sustainable food and beverage production and consumption;
- New technologies, new sustainable foods, and new consumer choices;
- Public policies and media discourses in the transformation towards more sustainable food systems;
- Food sustainability challenges during the COVID-19 crisis.
We expect that this Special Issue will contribute to advancing our knowledge on new sustainable food trends and will provide decisionmakers in the food industry with novel perspectives for their future business strategies during these times of global uncertainty.
Dr. Roberta Capitello
Dr. Natalia Maehle
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable food
- sustainable consumption
- consumer behavior
- food innovation
- food and beverage consumption
- food technology
- food marketing
- green transition
- disruptive changes
