| Summary: | Losses, including food waste, are one of
mankind’s most pressing problems, with a wide
spread over the last 200 years, and with an expo-
nential increase in recent times.
Although the global packaged food and
beverage market was valued at about USD 3.6
trillion in 2021, the COVID-19 crisis and the
subsequent Russian-Ukrainian conflict affected
the food supply chain. According to the research
conducted by the International Food Information
Council, the pandemic has affected the eating and
cooking habits of 85% of consumers.
Thus, the consumers have understood that
food is the main factor of sanogenesis and is
geared towards sustainable, healthy products,
and new standards, such as the European
Commission’s “Farm to Fork” strategy, call on
industry and agriculture to adopt the circular
economy and redesign their food systems.
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