scholarly journals Digitalization of business processes in the field of food services as a factor in improving the food security of the region

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Oborin
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Food Services

scholarly journals E-BUSINESS PROCESSES IN FOOD SERVICES

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 821-829
Author(s):  
Dsouza Prima Frederick ◽  
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Krithi a ◽  
Priyanka Nayak ◽  
Bhuvana R. ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Service Market

Purpose: The core aim of this article is to study the influence of E-Business Processes of foodservice companies on increasing food security. Objectives: To study the theoretical background of the creation of foodservice business processes describe their function in the production cycle evaluate foodservice predictors to understand the framework on how the business processes grounded on digital technologies which have positive impact on food security. Methodology: This paper is based on a variety of existing research on E-Business Processes in the Food Service Industry. The research employed secondary data from a literature analysis of journal publications. Findings: The development and modernisation of digital business process management principle, as well as the intricate performance of all structural elements of the food business, including information and computer technological progressions, all helps in contributing to the firms catering processes that are carried out efficaciously. Originality: In the concept of production and management, the paper mentions the business process and its attributes. The study analyses the various forms and attributes of business processes in the sphere of food services, as well as their content and objectives. The researcher aims to investigate the role of modernization of business processes in the system and management process, as well as the influence on the key outcomes that define successful service market activity. The study contains foodservice industry information with its trends and issues. Value: The study proposes a series of tech methods to enhance the business processes of foodservice companies, with a beneficial influence on food security. Type of paper: Conceptual Research Paper.

Women who frequent soup kitchens: A cultural, gender-mainstreaming perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-414
Author(s):  
Chaya Possick
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
User Friendly

Summary The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the meanings Israeli women who frequent soup assign to this experience. The study is based on participant observation and 16 recorded interviews with women in eight soup kitchens in Israel. The study adopts a gender-mainstreaming approach to food security that privileges the life knowledge of women living in poverty. The grounded theory method was employed in the collection and analysis of the data-field notes and interviews. Findings Four main categories regarding women’s constructions of motivations for frequenting soup kitchens emerged: (1) nutritional needs, (2) feeding others, (3) overall economic strategy, and (4) social needs. The issue of dealing with shame is also explored from a humanist and cultural perspective. Applications The findings indicate the need for social workers to consider food security, and eating arrangements when making assessments, evaluating interventions and developing programs and policies in all practice settings. Social workers need to provide information about community food services that are accessible and user-friendly for their women clients who deal with food insecurity and social isolation. Soup kitchens should be structured to allow for active participation of the service users in the administration and operation of food security programs. Finally, social workers should adopt a critical, feminist position regarding women’s use of soup kitchens as an oppressive survival strategy that stems from inequality in gender and class power relations.

Combined approach of COOK CHILL with HACCP

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Valéria Toscano Barreto Lyra ◽  
Larissa de Arruda Xavier ◽  
André Philippi Gonzaga de Albuquerque ◽  
Fagner José Coutinho de Melo ◽  
Denise Dumke de Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Oil Refinery ◽  
Point System ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Control Point

Purpose Food service demands a greater concern with food security, as around two million people in the world, among them the majority of children, die from foodborne diseases. The purpose of this study deals with the adoption of the COOK CHILL system, in the principles of the hazard analysis and critical control point system (HACCP), within a food and nutrition unit of a petroleum refinery, to enable food security and cost reduction operational services in food services by using the traditional method of food production. To do so, hygienic-sanitary diagnosis based on Brazilian ANVISA standards is carried out. Design/methodology/approach The company that served as an object for the case study is an oil refinery located in the northeast region of Brazil, divided into 55 units with a production capacity of 323.000 barrels/day. For reasons of confidentiality, it will be referenced throughout the text of this work as Refinery. Findings With the implementation of the system, it was possible to reduce operational costs, food waste and energy and to provide safe food and increasing customer satisfaction. Originality/value The improvement achieved with the production of food quality was the adoption of the COOK CHILL system in the application of HACCP through the use of value (D) to control the biological CCP and monitoring through the control sheets.

scholarly journals The Charitable Feeding System helps Food Insecure Participants maintain Fruit and Vegetable intake during COVID-19.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farryl MW Bertmann ◽  
Katherine Rogomentich ◽  
Emily H Belarmino ◽  
Meredith T. Niles
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Food Access ◽  
Food System ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Food Banks ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Food Pantry ◽  
Food Insecure Households

Charitable food services, including food banks and pantries, support individual and households' food access, potentially maintaining food security and diet quality during emergencies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of food banks and pantries has increased in the US. Here we examine perceptions of the charitable food system and its relationship to food security and dietary quality, specifically fruit and vegetable (FV) intake during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a statewide representative survey (n=600) of residents of Vermont. We find that demand for charitable food services increased by 68%. The utilization of food pantries was more common among food insecure households and households with children. Among food insecure respondents, those who used the charitable food system were less likely to reduce their FV intake during the pandemic than those who did not use the charitable food system. Further, we find significant interactions between food pantry use and food insecure households, suggesting that, for food, insecure households, utilizing a food pantry since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with higher fruit consumption. These results indicate that these services may support food access and diet quality for at-risk populations during emergencies.

scholarly journals Fintech and crowdfunding as tools for financing the reproduction process in agricultural activities

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-160
Author(s):  
M. A. Eskiev
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Agricultural Sustainability ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Agricultural Ecosystem ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Reproduction Process ◽  
Financial Technology

Agriculture plays an important role in the food security and sustainability of people in any country. The sustainability of agriculture can be improved by allowing the introduction of innovative services, such as financial technology (FinTech) and the digital marketplace. A digital trading platform supported by financial technology can transform business processes in agriculture into more sustainable ones in terms of financing and distribution. FinTech offers farmers easy ways to obtain funding sources through crowdfunding and digital payment systems. A digital trading platform can act as a platform for FinTech to integrate an innovative financial solution into the broader agricultural ecosystem. The article proposes a digital marketplace model using FinTech and a crowdfunding and payment system to support agricultural sustainability. The crowdfunding digital marketplace model brings together all participants (farmers, landowners, investors and consumers) in a platform that can promote transparency, empowerment, resourcefulness and public participation in agriculture. 

Food Security Surveillance in the Palestinian Territories

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S20-S21
Author(s):  
Gregg Greenough ◽  
Ziad Abdeen ◽  
Bdour Dandies ◽  
Radwan Qasrawi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Security Surveillance

Averting robo-bees: why free-flying robotic bees are a bad idea

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-729
Author(s):  
Roslyn Gleadow ◽  
Jim Hanan ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Food Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Plant Insect Interactions ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Insect Interactions

Food security and the sustainability of native ecosystems depends on plant-insect interactions in countless ways. Recently reported rapid and immense declines in insect numbers due to climate change, the use of pesticides and herbicides, the introduction of agricultural monocultures, and the destruction of insect native habitat, are all potential contributors to this grave situation. Some researchers are working towards a future where natural insect pollinators might be replaced with free-flying robotic bees, an ecologically problematic proposal. We argue instead that creating environments that are friendly to bees and exploring the use of other species for pollination and bio-control, particularly in non-European countries, are more ecologically sound approaches. The computer simulation of insect-plant interactions is a far more measured application of technology that may assist in managing, or averting, ‘Insect Armageddon' from both practical and ethical viewpoints.

Food security and well-being

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel-Ann Lyons ◽  
Connie Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Well Being
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