TY - JOUR
T1 - Food loss and waste reduction by using Industry 4.0 technologies
T2 - examples of promising strategies
AU - Arshad, Rai Naveed
AU - Abdul-Malek, Zulkurnain
AU - Parra-López, Carlos
AU - Hassoun, Abdo
AU - Qureshi, Muhammad Imran
AU - Sultan, Aysha
AU - Carmona-Torres, Carmen
AU - de Waal, Jennifer Mignonne
AU - Jagtap, Sandeep
AU - Garcia-Garcia, Guillermo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Institute of Food Science and Technology.
PY - 2025/3/23
Y1 - 2025/3/23
N2 - Food loss and waste (FLW) represent a significant global issue, posing a threat to food sustainability on a worldwide scale. However, the growing awareness among consumers and the development of emerging technologies driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) present numerous opportunities to reduce FLW. This article provides a comprehensive examination of recently developed strategies for reducing FLW. The role of Industry 4.0 technologies, such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, and big data, is highlighted through examples of various promising initiatives. The results of this analysis show that the application of digital technologies to address the issue of FLW is on the rise globally, with Industry 4.0 technologies revolutionising many sectors, including the food sector. Further research is necessary, and closer collaboration between producers, distributors, consumers, and other actors involved in the food supply chain is still required to reduce FLW further.
AB - Food loss and waste (FLW) represent a significant global issue, posing a threat to food sustainability on a worldwide scale. However, the growing awareness among consumers and the development of emerging technologies driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) present numerous opportunities to reduce FLW. This article provides a comprehensive examination of recently developed strategies for reducing FLW. The role of Industry 4.0 technologies, such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, and big data, is highlighted through examples of various promising initiatives. The results of this analysis show that the application of digital technologies to address the issue of FLW is on the rise globally, with Industry 4.0 technologies revolutionising many sectors, including the food sector. Further research is necessary, and closer collaboration between producers, distributors, consumers, and other actors involved in the food supply chain is still required to reduce FLW further.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105001204492
U2 - 10.1093/ijfood/vvaf034
DO - 10.1093/ijfood/vvaf034
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:105001204492
SN - 0950-5423
VL - 60
JO - International Journal of Food Science and Technology
JF - International Journal of Food Science and Technology
IS - 1
M1 - vvaf034
ER -