Table 1. Respondent characteristics... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1.

Respondent characteristics

Respondent	Gender/Function	Organization type	Date of the interview	Mission
Respondent 1	Male General coordinator	Food waste restaurant	11-03-2020 – in person interview	Reducing consumer food waste by organizing workshops/caterings/events
Respondent 2	Male Founder/owner	Producer	13-03-2020 – Zoom call	Producing a new food system where inclusiveness and sustainability is combined
Respondent 3	Male Founder/owner	Producer	15-03-2020 – phone audio call	Biological and sustainable beverage production
Respondent 4	Male Project leader	Producer	20-03-2020 – Zoom call	Preparing boxes with food products that can no longer be sold to retail, from the parent company
Respondent 5	Male Founder/owner	Producer	18-04-2020 – Zoom call	Organizing sustainable and zero-waste catering events/workshops
Respondent 6	Male Founder/owner	Platform	20-04-2020 – in person interview	Combatting food waste via preparing low-cost meals with almost out-of date products and connecting it to various users
Respondent 7	Male Founder/owner	Producer	30-04-2020 – Whatsapp video call	Biological and sustainable beverage production
Respondent 8	Male Founder/owner	Producer	30-04-2020 – Zoom call	Bread production from old bread
Respondent 9	Female Founder/owner	Waste farm	29-05-2020 – Zoom video call	Growing food on coffee grounds which is collected sustainably
Respondent 10	Male Founder/owner	Food waste restaurant	28-05-2020 – in person interview	Turning food surplus into meals and products and serves in its own restaurant
Respondent 11	Female Founder/owner	Producer	02-04-2020 – in person interview	Creating biodegradable products that comes from residue flows from the food industry
Respondent 12	Male Founder/owner	Platform	10-04-2020 – in person interview	An online application, that offer users rescue food from going to waste
Respondent 13	Male Founder/owner	Producer	19-04-2020 – Zoom call	Catering services prepared by food waste
Respondent 14	Male Account manager	Platform	20-05-2020 – Zoom call	Catering services prepared by food waste, offered from an online platform
Respondent 15	Female Founder/owner	Platform	22-05-2020 – in person interview	An online and offline inspirational platform for professionals in the food sector who combat food waste
Respondent 16	Male Founder/owner	Producer	10-05-2020 – in person interview	Turning otherwise wasted vegetables into soups and sauces
Respondent 17	Male Account manager	Platform	22-05-2020 – in person interview	Offering services for hospitality industry workers who want to achieve less food waste
Respondent 18	Male Project leader	Platform	29-05-2020 – Zoom call	An online platform where consumers can shop healthy, innovative and sustainable food products directly from their local producers

Respondent	Gender/Function	Organization type	Date of the interview	Mission
Respondent 1	MaleGeneral coordinator	Food waste restaurant	11-03-2020 – in person interview	Reducing consumer food waste by organizing workshops/caterings/events
Respondent 2	MaleFounder/owner	Producer	13-03-2020 – Zoom call	Producing a new food system where inclusiveness and sustainability is combined
Respondent 3	MaleFounder/owner	Producer	15-03-2020 – phone audio call	Biological and sustainable beverage production
Respondent 4	MaleProject leader	Producer	20-03-2020 – Zoom call	Preparing boxes with food products that can no longer be sold to retail, from the parent company
Respondent 5	MaleFounder/owner	Producer	18-04-2020 – Zoom call	Organizing sustainable and zero-waste catering events/workshops
Respondent 6	MaleFounder/owner	Platform	20-04-2020 – in person interview	Combatting food waste via preparing low-cost meals with almost out-of date products and connecting it to various users
Respondent 7	MaleFounder/owner	Producer	30-04-2020 – Whatsapp video call	Biological and sustainable beverage production
Respondent 8	MaleFounder/owner	Producer	30-04-2020 – Zoom call	Bread production from old bread
Respondent 9	FemaleFounder/owner	Waste farm	29-05-2020 – Zoom video call	Growing food on coffee grounds which is collected sustainably
Respondent 10	MaleFounder/owner	Food waste restaurant	28-05-2020 – in person interview	Turning food surplus into meals and products and serves in its own restaurant
Respondent 11	FemaleFounder/owner	Producer	02-04-2020 – in person interview	Creating biodegradable products that comes from residue flows from the food industry
Respondent 12	MaleFounder/owner	Platform	10-04-2020 – in person interview	An online application, that offer users rescue food from going to waste
Respondent 13	MaleFounder/owner	Producer	19-04-2020 – Zoom call	Catering services prepared by food waste
Respondent 14	MaleAccount manager	Platform	20-05-2020 – Zoom call	Catering services prepared by food waste, offered from an online platform
Respondent 15	FemaleFounder/owner	Platform	22-05-2020 – in person interview	An online and offline inspirational platform for professionals in the food sector who combat food waste
Respondent 16	MaleFounder/owner	Producer	10-05-2020 – in person interview	Turning otherwise wasted vegetables into soups and sauces
Respondent 17	MaleAccount manager	Platform	22-05-2020 – in person interview	Offering services for hospitality industry workers who want to achieve less food waste
Respondent 18	MaleProject leader	Platform	29-05-2020 – Zoom call	An online platform where consumers can shop healthy, innovative and sustainable food products directly from their local producers

Source(s): Authors’ own work