Quantity and quality of food losses along the Swiss potato supply chain Stepwise investigation and the influence of quality standards on losses》.pdf

Waste Management xxx (2015) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Waste Management journal homepage: www.else /loc ate/wasman Quantity and quality of food losses along the Swiss potato supply chain: Stepwise investigation and the influence of quality standards on losses Christian Willersinn a,⇑, Gabriele Mack a, Patrik Mouron b, Andreas Keiser c, Michael Siegrist d a Agroscope, Institute for Sustainability Sciences, Research Group Socio-economics, Tänikon 1, CH-8356 Ettenhausen, Switzerland b Agroscope, Institute for Sustainability Sciences, Research Group Life Cycle Assessment, Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH-8046 Zurich, Switzerland c Swiss College of Agriculture, Länggasse 85, CH-3052 Zollikofen, BE, Switzerland d ETH Zurich, Institute of Consumer Behavior, Universitätsstrasse 16, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: This paper presents the results of a stepwise investigation of the quantity and quality of food losses along Received 14 April 2015 the Swiss potato supply chain. Quantitative data were collected from field trials, from structured inter- Revised 29 July 2015 views with wholesalers, processors and retailers, and from consumer surveys in combination with a Accepted 21 August 2015 30-day diary study. The ‘‘Swiss trade customs for potatoes” pose the basis for the qualitative evaluation Available online xxxx of losses. The influences of technolog