Food Production And Consumption: Reducing Food Waste in the Finnish Food Industry
Hautala, April (2024)
2024
Hallintotieteiden maisteriohjelma - Master's Programme in Administrative Studies
Johtamisen ja talouden tiedekunta - Faculty of Management and Business
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2024-03-13
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202402162319
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202402162319
Tiivistelmä
The objectives of this research include to identify food production and consumption patterns in the Finnish food industry and to explore the degree of food wastage in the Finnish food industry. In addition, the thesis evaluates the challenges of food management in the Finnish food industry due to food wastage. The aim was also to identify the strategies adopted for the reduction of food wastage in the Finnish food industry and how the strategies helped to tackle the challenges.
For achieving these objectives qualitative methods and data collection were used. The empirical data was gathered from 7 participants from the Finnish food industry during the Summer of 2023. The findings of this study revealed that food wastage is a major issue in Finland, where households are a major contributor to it. At the same time, supply chain inefficiencies also contribute to food wastage. In addition, it was found that food wastage impacts the environment and wastes the efforts applied to food production. However, there are several strategies that are applied to overcome food wastage in Finland, such as using data analytics to understand consumer demand. Therefore, to further improvise the strategies, it was recommended to use a data monitoring system to monitor wastage.
For achieving these objectives qualitative methods and data collection were used. The empirical data was gathered from 7 participants from the Finnish food industry during the Summer of 2023. The findings of this study revealed that food wastage is a major issue in Finland, where households are a major contributor to it. At the same time, supply chain inefficiencies also contribute to food wastage. In addition, it was found that food wastage impacts the environment and wastes the efforts applied to food production. However, there are several strategies that are applied to overcome food wastage in Finland, such as using data analytics to understand consumer demand. Therefore, to further improvise the strategies, it was recommended to use a data monitoring system to monitor wastage.