Understanding the effects of food waste reduction methods and the implementation of a food waste program

dc.contributor.advisorChairperson, Graduate Committee: Carmen Bykeren
dc.contributor.authorLeitch, Alicia Raeen
dc.contributor.otherCarmen Byker Shanks and Selena Ahmed were co-authors of the article, 'Food waste reduction strategies in large foodservice operations: a systematic review of literature' submitted to the journal 'Journal of sustainability' which is contained within this thesis.en
dc.contributor.otherCarmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed and Thomas Bass were co-authors of the article, 'Understanding the effects of food waste reduction methods and the implementation of a food waste program' submitted to the journal 'Journal of sustainability' which is contained within this thesis.en
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-02T20:07:25Z
dc.date.available2017-11-02T20:07:25Z
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.description.abstractApproximately 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year totaling nearly a third of all food produced in the world.1 Food service operations are one of the leading contributors to food waste.2 Decreasing the amount of food waste is an emerging priority of the United States Department of Agriculture. Large-scale food service operations such as university dining facilities may be prime location to implement food waste reduction strategies in order to reduce overall food waste and increase sustainability. Despite the notable contribution of large-scale food service operations to food waste, there is a lack of research on the effectiveness food waste reduction strategies in such operations. The research presented here seeks to address this research need of identifying food waste reduction strategies and their effectiveness within large food service operations through a systematic review of literature using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement guidelines. Findings from this systematic review were synthesized to design and implement a cross-sectional pre and post study evaluating the effectiveness of two food waste reduction strategies including dining facility changes as well as a large service style renovation. Findings of the systematic review indicate that implementing food waste reduction strategies are effective in reducing overall food waste. Analysis of the cross-sectional pre and post study indicated a positive effect of dining hall renovation on reducing food waste. Findings from this study provide valuable information to inform food waste research and evidence on designing policies and practices to reduce food waste in large-scale food service operations.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/13792en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMontana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Heath & Human Developmenten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2016 by Alicia Rae Leitchen
dc.subject.lcshUniversities and collegesen
dc.subject.lcshFood serviceen
dc.subject.lcshFood habitsen
dc.subject.lcshFood wasteen
dc.titleUnderstanding the effects of food waste reduction methods and the implementation of a food waste programen
dc.typeThesisen
mus.data.thumbpage11en
thesis.degree.committeemembersMembers, Graduate Committee: Selena Ahmed; Thomas Bass.en
thesis.degree.departmentHealth & Human Development.en
thesis.degree.genreThesisen
thesis.degree.nameMSen
thesis.format.extentfirstpage1en
thesis.format.extentlastpage75en

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