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Towards More Sustainable Food Processing: A Structured Tool for the Integration and Analysis of Sustainability Aspects of Processing Equipment

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Abstract

Sustainable food production along with food security and safety demands attention. Reducing the undiagnosed impacts of the food processing sector contributes to the transition towards a more sustainable food production system. Consequently, food processing technologies and production planning should be developed or modified with caution to align with sustainability issues. Appropriate tools are needed to ensure the complete coverage of different aspects of sustainability in the design phase and to recognize the opportunities for sustainability improvements in the use phase. This study proposes a structured tool to analyze the sustainability of food processing technologies from the stakeholder’s points of view, that can be used to make more knowledgeable decisions and find manageable trade-offs. The proposed tool is adapted from the acknowledged Sustainable Development Analytical Grid (SDAG) tool. The theoretical contribution of this study is the synthesis of literature to identify sustainability criteria for integrating into the design phase, thereby enhancing sustainability across the entire life cycle. A case study from the food sector illustrates the applicability of the tool and suggests solutions to address the identified sustainability issues. Future research should strengthen the validity and applicability of the proposed tool through additional cases.

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This research was supported financially by the Research Council of Norway, project number 294641, as part of the SGS project. Many thanks to Jesper Van Der Molen for his assistance in conducting interviews for this study.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Sara Esmaeilian, Anita Romsdal & Anna Olsen

  2. Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Eirin Skjøndal Bar & Jørgen Lerfall

  3. Nofima AS, Richard Johnsens Gate 4, 4021, Stavanger, Norway

    Bjørn Tore Rotabakk

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  2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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  3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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Esmaeilian, S., Romsdal, A., Bar, E.S., Rotabakk, B.T., Lerfall, J., Olsen, A. (2023). Towards More Sustainable Food Processing: A Structured Tool for the Integration and Analysis of Sustainability Aspects of Processing Equipment. In: Alfnes, E., Romsdal, A., Strandhagen, J.O., von Cieminski, G., Romero, D. (eds) Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management Systems for Responsible Manufacturing, Service, and Logistics Futures. APMS 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 692. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43688-8_33

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