Food Waste Solutions in a Developing Country: A Multiple Case Study With Brazilian Companies

The importance of integrating sustainability in businesses practices has gained increasing attention in the food sector. Important sustainable initiatives in this sector refer to food waste solutions. Food waste is defined as food intended to feed humans, but used in another way. This study aims to analyze food waste solutions developed by Brazilian companies. Through a multiple case study, three cases were analyzed. Results indicate that food waste solutions are incorporated mainly in collaboration and expansion, product, unit, and price-related categories. The study contributes by examining initiatives with different actors than retailers and within the context of a developing country, finding synergies and divergences with previous studies. In addition, new food waste solutions categories emerged and complement the analysis.