Purpose

Research and interest in food loss and waste (FLW) have increased, but barriers stand in the way of firms engaging in food recovery efforts. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of how firms overcome these barriers.

Design/methodology/approach

This study followed a qualitative, field-study-based research design in which 23 decision-makers at food-based organizations were interviewed. Quotes were extracted and categorized to develop a conceptual model of the food recovery process.

Findings

The conceptual model that evolved helps to explain decision-making related to FLW across the following dimensions: barriers to food recovery, incentives to overcome the barriers, internal processes for engaging in food recovery and external relationships influencing internal incentives and processes. In addition, the barriers and incentives were divided into operational and managerial issues.

Originality/value

Building on the barriers to food recovery in prior research, we explored the processes that help firms overcome these barriers. The model developed in this study is an important step toward addressing these processes and relationships. It can serve as a foundation for a variety of future studies of food recovery.

中文翻译：

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克服粮食回收的障碍

目的

对粮食损失和浪费（FLW）的研究和兴趣有所增加，但企业参与粮食回收工作仍面临障碍。本研究的目的是更好地了解企业如何克服这些障碍。

设计/方法论/途径

这项研究采用基于实地研究的定性研究设计，采访了食品组织的 23 名决策者。提取报价并进行分类，以开发食品回收过程的概念模型。

发现

不断发展的概念模型有助于从以下几个方面解释与粮食损失与浪费相关的决策：粮食回收的障碍、克服障碍的激励措施、参与粮食回收的内部流程以及影响内部激励和流程的外部关系。此外，障碍和激励措施分为运营和管理问题。

原创性/价值

基于先前研究中食品回收的障碍，我们探索了帮助企业克服这些障碍的过程。本研究中开发的模型是解决这些过程和关系的重要一步。它可以作为未来各种食物回收研究的基础。