...An Duong Thi Binh; Jawad Abbas; Huy Truong Quang; Mohammadreza Akbari; Minh Nguyen; Tran Thi Van Trang Purpose This study investigates how smart food safety management systems (Smart FSMS) enable circular economy (CE) outcomes in agri-food supply chains. It specifically focuses on companies...

... insecurity (Todd and Faour-Klingbeil, 2024) – but it also contributes to the exacerbation of environmental issues, as a relevant amount of resources is used to produce food that is then wasted. The acknowledgement of these problems led to the theorization (and implementation) of circular economy models...

... 29 08 2025 14 10 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Agri-food sector Big data Circular economy Digitalisation Employability Skills Text mining The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation...

... transition to a sustainable economy. Gabriele Casalino can be contacted at: gabriele.casalino@kuleuven.be 06 08 2025 08 10 2025 14 11 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Circular economy Circular finance...

... to the discourse on sustainable development and circular economy models. By leveraging econometric analysis, the paper investigates how socioeconomic variables such as income, consumption and food prices impact food waste patterns and their potential to be redirected to address food insecurity. The study also...

...Stefania Manetti; Melody Ni; Stefania Supino; Orlando Troisi Purpose This study offers a systematic literature review on the circular economy (CE), artificial intelligence (AI) and human-in-the-loop (HITL) nexus in the agri-food sector. It specifically investigates how AI-enabled strategies...

... and validating a framework of applicable circular economy (CE) practices. Furthermore, the study assesses the impact of these practices across various sustainability dimensions to understand their level of contribution to sustainable livelihoods and supply chain resilience. Design/methodology/approach...

... on this phenomenon. Additionally, the circular economy (CE) approach can be critical in reducing food waste and promoting sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was conducted using bibliometrics and network analysis. The study reviewed 326 articles within 10 years, from 2013...

... the circular economy (CE) level. Design/methodology/approach The framework is composed of four stages. In the first stage, a CE theoretical model based on operations, product and services, culture, organization and ecosystem criteria has been implemented and adapted to the agri-food sector. In the second...

.../value The study analyzes factors influencing consumers' readiness to engage in CFC. While great attention has been paid toward circular economy (CE) implementation in food consumption, empirical evidences on how to prompt the consumers' readiness toward CFC are still lacking. More specifically...

..., an innovative practice that helps reduce food waste. It allows making an initial progress report on the research carried out. Mobile application Food waste Literature review Supply chain Circular economy Food is an essentially physiological need and is crucial to human survival. However...

...Margherita Masi; Piermichele La Sala; Benedetta Coluccia; Felice Adinolfi; Yari Vecchio Purpose This study investigates the views of Italian aquaculture production science students, in their role of future operators, on the application of circular economy strategies. Design/methodology/approach...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Circular economy Sustainable development Food waste management Hotel industry Manager behavior Hospitality is a rather complex business sector because it encompasses various establishments, such as hotels, restaurants, canteens and hospitals...

... Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Unripe carob pod Eco-friendly processes Antioxidant Circular economy Functional gummy Jellies and gummies are very popular confectionery items, mostly among children and millennials, but also among adults...

...Biasino Farace; Angela Tarabella Purpose This research aims to investigate the role of digitalization in facilitating the integration of circular economy (CE) principles within a firm operating in the Italian agrifood sector. The study seeks to explore the evidence and effects emerging from...

...Stefano Poponi; Alessandro Ruggieri; Francesco Pacchera; Gabriella Arcese Purpose This work aims to assess the potential of a Bio-District as a model for applying the circular economy concerning the waste scope. It aims to understand the capability of organic farms to manage waste with a circular...

...Vesselina Dimitrova; Teodoro Gallucci; Georgi Marinov; Petyo Boshnakov Purpose Identifying the barriers that hinder the circularity in the wine industry in Bulgaria and proposing a preliminary circular economy (CE) index for ranking in order of importance the barriers for providing a suitable...

...Raluca Mariana Grosu Purpose Within a Europe highly concerned about becoming a zero net greenhouse gas emission continent, and where the circular economy is strongly promoted as a proper lever in this sense, the present paper aims to raise awareness regarding best practices towards a “green” food...

...) and the moderating effect of circular economy practices (CEPs) developed by wineries in this main relationship. In addition, age, size and protected designation of origin (PDO) membership are introduced as control variables to increase the precision of the cause–effect relationships analysed. Design/methodology...

... applications of this method in the areas of logistics, agri-food and circular economy, which are the focus of this research, are for green supplier selection (Wang et al., 2022), the evaluation of the sustainability drivers in the context of Industry 4.0 externalities (El Baz et al., 2022...