Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behaviour in relation to generation of food waste

Food waste has become a very concerning issue worldwide, and particularly in developed countries. Wasting food that could safely be consumed has reached such considerable amounts, in terms of food treated as rubbish and the impact on global economies.

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 8, CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW, 2.1 Food waste - general considerations and significance, 2.2 COVID-19 and consequent lockdowns, 2.3 Pandemic, social and production factors regarding food waste, 2.4 Consumers' behaviours and awareness, 2.5 Food channels and consumers habits, 2.6 Strategies and prevention to reduce food waste, 2.7 Gap in knowledge, CHAPTER 3 - MATERIALS AND METHODS, 3.1 Survey design, 3.2 Data collection, 3.3 Data analysis, 3.4 Ethical considerations, 3.5 Limitation of the research, CHAPTER 4. RESULTS and DISCUSSION, 4.1 Demographic information, 4.2 Household shopping habits during and outside lockdowns, 4.3 Reasons for throwing food commodities away and food storage, 4.4 Consumers habits towards food labels, 4.5 Participants perception of food waste produced and concerns, 4.6 Helping reducing food waste - participants suggestions, CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS, 5.1 Conclusions, 5.2 Recommendations