Foodsaving in Europe : At the Crossroad of Social Innovation

"This book provides comparative, multi-disciplinary research on the surplus food distribution in Europe and its relation to food poverty, with a focus on the interaction of for-profit and non-profit organisations. It offers an informed and rich discussion in understanding the collaboration between profit and non-profit organisations involved in food recovery dynamics, and provides understanding as to how the two types of players create effective, innovative and sustainable processes. Building on sociology, food justice, and sustainable management fields, the book will be of interest to a diverse range of scholars, policy makers and practitioners inspiring innovation in how to address food poverty through surplus food recovery."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction—Food Security and Food Waste Reduction: A Social Innovation Approach to Current Social, Environmental, and Political Concerns....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 European Policy for Food Security: The Surplus Food Redistribution Option....Pages 13-35 Public Policy Interventions in Surplus Food Recovery in France, Germany, Italy and Spain....Pages 37-48 Front Matter....Pages 49-49 Surplus Food Redistribution: A Conceptual Framework....Pages 51-67 Surplus Food Redistribution: Best Practices from European Countries....Pages 69-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 A Model for Analysing Non-profit Organisations in the Food Recovery, Management and Redistribution Chain....Pages 99-130 Best Practices in Europe for Developing Food Recovery in Non-profit Organisations....Pages 131-151 Conclusion....Pages 153-162 Back Matter....Pages 163-164