Food supply chains refer to complex
processes describing how food arrives from farm to
fork. Inevitably, food is wasted and lost over the supply
chain, with a clear distinction between the two. The
purpose of this paper is twofold. To begin, an analysis
of multiple relevant papers is presented in a brief
literature review, identifying possible causes, solutions
and the economics of the food supply chain. Based on
information from these papers, a proposal was drafted
for addressing food loss at the retail level. This proposal
comes in the form of a mobile application facilitating
retailers to sell suboptimal products at a discounted
rate. Key beneficiaries include food insecure people.
Retailers would be incentivized to offer such discounts
to promote greater profitability, reduce food waste, and
improve internal environmental, social and governance
goals. Limitations on the proposal’s effectiveness were
described along with recommendations for further
research.
Keywords :
Food Supply Chain; Retail Food Waste; Mobile Application.