Christine Göbel

FH Münster · Institute of Sustainable Nutrition and Food Production

To contribute to a better understanding of consumer food leftovers and to facilitate their reduction in out-of-home settings, our study analyzes the effects of two common intervention strategies for reducing leftovers in a holistic behavioral model. Based on a quasi-experimental baseline-intervention design, we analyzed how the display of informati...

In the last decade, in many European Countries more and more measures have been initiated aiming at the prevention of food losses and wastes along the entire value chain. In order to evaluate or monitor such important measures it is crucial to obtain quantitative information on generated food waste amounts, subsequently enabling the quantitative ev...

Lorenz, B.A.; Langen, N.; Schröder, V. & Göbel, C. (2017): Pre-Self-Commitment as a Means Towards More Sustainable Food Choices. Poster presented at the 15th EAAE congress ‘Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Balancing between Markets and Society’, August 29-September 01, 2017, Parma, Italy

Lebensmittelabfälle sind ein weltweites Problem, auch in Care-Einrichtungen wird etwa ein Drittel der ausgegebenen Speisen entsorgt. International wurde das Ziel vereinbart, die Menge des Lebensmittelabfalls pro Kopf bis 2030 zu halbieren – spätestens seit diesem Zeitpunkt ist die Branche aufgefordert, ihren Beitrag zu leisten. Modelle zur Analyse...

Nutrition is responsible for about 30% of global natural resource use. In order to limit the negative impact the nutritional sector has on the environment and on society, the consumption and processing of foodstuffs with assumed low negative impact is an important topic in the effort of sustainable development. In professional kitchens, clearly def...

Das normative Leitbild der nachhaltigen Entwicklung erfährt aktuell in der internationalen politischen Debatte eine Schärfung hin zu einer stärkeren Nachhaltigkeit. Die Anerkennung absoluter planetarischer Grenzen (Bundesregierung 2012, S. 25), die Notwendigkeit des Abkoppelns des Ressourcenverbrauchs vom ökonomischen Wachstum (EU‐Kommission 2011,...

Based on their experiences gained in 15 companies in the catering sector and the bakery industry, the authors present a participatory concept to reduce food waste in the food industry. This five-phase concept, adapted to the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle applied in the Total Quality Management, involves a participatory approach where employees are...

The article gives insights into the implementation process of sustainable management strategies in the food service sector. Furthermore, the normative requirements for sustainability in form of a mission statement, called "sustainable food services" are presented. The authors perceive this mission statement as a means to transfer current political...

Sustainable out-of-home nutrition can help achieve overarching sustainability goals through a transformation in demands of consumers in this growing market. Studies indicate that individual food choice behaviours in out-of-home settings relate to a wide set of personal, social and situational factors. These factors can be influenced by various inte...

There is broad consensus that the amount of food produced for human nutrition but not finally consumed is one of the great challenges societies have to meet in the pursuit of a more sustainable food system. Many recommendations have been published and disseminated to households recently in order to reduce household food waste. So far, there is no e...

Food produced but not used for human consumption is a waste of natural resources. In order to prevent and reduce food waste, the main causes have to be identified systematically along the food supply chain (FSC). The aim of this study is (1) to shed light on the causes and effects of food waste through the analysis of 44 qualitative expert intervie...

Food losses occur across the whole food supply chain. They have negative effects on the economy and the environment, and they are not justifiable from an ethical point of view. The food service industry was identified by Beretta et al. (2013) as the third largest source of food waste based on food input at each stage of the value added chain. The t...

A method developed at the University of Stuttgart will be presented: “Analysis, Evaluation and Optimization of Food Management”. A major focus is represented by quantification of food losses and food waste as well as their classification and evaluation with regard to a system optimization through waste prevention. For quantification and accounting...

The field of nutrition is facing numerous social, ecological and economic challenges in the coming decades. The food industry belongs to the most significant economic sectors worldwide and the increasing population of 9 billion in 2050 will cause a growing demand on food. So far, changing lifestyles, especially the global rising consumption of meat...