Sustainability in the Food Industry

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue provides an overview of sustainability, solutions and challenges in the food industry. The sustainability of food production and supply chains should be addressed in line with Agenda 2030 and sustainable development goals (SDGs). The Special Issue reports on the ideas and successful technologies in lowering the carbon footprint of the process and products. There is also scope for the implementation of digitalization and modern digital technologies in processing aimed at optimization. There is a need to improve processes and lower environmental impacts, increase societal impact and apply circular economy principles. This Special Issue will improve existing knowledge and fill gaps to bridge the transition to sustainable production and processing. The concept is advancing toward low carbon emissions processing and digitalization in the food industry. We expect submissions on topics related to improving sustainability in food production/supply chain and strategies to implement innovative approaches to recycle, reduce, reuse and upcycle waste/surplus in the supply/production chain. The Special Issue is also open to submissions with a focus on food waste and losses and United Nations (UN) SDGs; sustainable diets and food waste; Life cycle assessment (LCA) in valorization and the utilization of (food) waste/by-products/surplus and innovation towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the food industry.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Sustainability, and Joint Special Issue in Waste.

Prof. Dr. Anet Režek Režek Jambrak
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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