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Review
. 2022 May 13;11(10):1422.
doi: 10.3390/foods11101422.

A Conceptual Framework for Food Sharing as Collaborative Consumption

Damayanti Octavia  1   2 , Reza Ashari Nasution  1 , Gatot Yudoko  1
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A Conceptual Framework for Food Sharing as Collaborative Consumption

Damayanti Octavia et al. Foods. .

Abstract

Food waste has increased significantly and become a global issue amidst a growing concern regarding famine in several countries. Food sharing constitutes the solution to the problem provided an appropriate framework is developed that guides its application. The sharing economy was touted as the appropriate framework, yet it is excessively macroscopic to be able to capture the dynamics of food sharing activities. A microscopic framework is required to overcome this problem, the concept of collaborative consumption with its focus on activity level being one potential solution. However, an investigation into how food sharing activities can be viewed as collaborative consumption should be completed. This paper presents an analysis of the relationship between food sharing activities and collaborative consumption. The authors employed a systematic literature review conducted by meta-analysis and content analysis to identify the commonalities between the two and the theories underlying them. The result is a conceptual framework of food sharing activities as a collaborative consumption practice. The framework highlights eight propositions that can explain the intention, performance, and continuity of food sharing activities. At the end of the paper, the authors outline the theoretical and managerial contributions and recommend future research activities.

Keywords: collaborative consumption; food sharing; food waste; sharing economy; social practice theory.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Research method.
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The food sharing treemap.
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The collaborative consumption treemap. Source: R-Studio for Bibliometrix Tools.
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The Characteristics of food sharing and collaborative consumption.
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The relationship between FSC actors and FS actors.
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Food Sharing from the perspective of Social Practice Theory.
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A conceptual framework for food sharing as collaborative consumption.
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