Sustainable Food Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Lifestyles—2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Food".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 5466
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute of Economic Analysis and Entrepreneurship, 52100 Kastoria, Greece
Interests: marketing; agro-food SMEs; social media; competitiveness
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Interests: marketing communication; public relations; branding
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainability is a subject of increasing significance, in particular across all stages along the food supply chain. Consumption of food is a necessary and inescapable aspect of daily living, and it is an area in which individual consumption is strongly linked to environmental sustainability.
Food businesses strive to successfully integrate social responsibility into their daily operations. To attain a more sustainable way of life and to minimize negative effects on the environment and society, consumers also change their spending habits.
In times of growing challenges such as growing global warming, overpopulation and food demand, waste disposal, human health risks, and urbanization, promoting environmental and economic sustainability through sustainable marketing strategies, changing consumer behavior and sustainable lifestyles are of extremely significant importance.
This Special Issue aims to explore food marketing current trends, challenges, and strategies towards sustainability, changes in consumer behavior and sustainable food consumption patterns and how new technologies and collaborative food consumption models can be leveraged to embrace sustainable lifestyles.
We aim to bring together contributions from a range of disciplines, including marketing, consumer behavior, sociology, psychology, and information technology, to explore these important topics and advance our understanding of the role of food marketing strategies in providing effective food information and communication to promote sustainable food consumption and sustainable lifestyles.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Sustainable marketing for food products.
- Sustainable food supply chain.
- Consumer decision-making for sustainable food and beverages.
- Sustainable consumption behavior.
- Responsible behavior and lifestyle.
- Sustainable food consumption patterns.
- Profiles for sustainable food consumption.
- Communication of sustainability within the food supply chain.
- Food communication strategies for the promotion of sustainable food consumption behavior.
- Food waste prevention.
- Consumer food choice behavior.
- Consumer information and nudging.
- Consumer perception and acceptance.
- Consumer’s willingness to pay for sustainable food products.
- Environmental sustainability labels and food choices.
- Nudging consumers toward sustainable food choices.
- Sustainable entrepreneurship in food sector.
- Digital food platforms and sustainable food shopping.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Aspasia Vlachvei
Prof. Dr. Anastasios Panopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable food marketing
- consumer behavior
- sustainable food consumption
- responsible lifestyle
- sustainable food supply chain
- communication of sustainability within the food supply chain
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