Determinants of the decision to build up excessive food stocks in the COVID-19 crisis

Ritzel, Christian; Ammann, Jeanine; Mack, Gabriele; Benni, Nadja El

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2022.106089

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“…The pandemic served to highlight the potential vulnerability of just-in-time food supply chains, leaving temporary gaps on supermarket shelves and leading to accusations of 'panic buying' amongst consumers. See, for example, Ritzel et al's interpretation of the motivation for 'excessive' food buying (20), and Benke's alternative interpretation of stockpiling as a rational form of 'resistance' to the uncertainties of lockdown (21). Food services such as pubs, cafes and restaurants were subject to temporary closure and other restrictions, colloquially referred to as 'lockdown', whilst online shopping for food and other goods underwent a surge in popularity.…”

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Social and economic dimensions of food sustainability – a background paper for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations

Jackson,

Holm

2024

Food & Nutrition Research

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This review seeks to demonstrate how the social and economic dimensions of sustainability need to be considered alongside its environmental dimensions. This is particularly important when, as in the case of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNRs), policymakers are attempting to address the twin goals of health and sustainability. For a policy that might make good sense when seen in purely environmental terms, it might not prove sustainable in social and economic terms – if it is too costly, it exacerbates existing inequalities or has detrimental effects on public health. There are some ‘win-wins’ in the field of health and sustainability policy. However, difficult choices between competing policy options will occur, similar to those facing ordinary consumers in their everyday lives. Being clear about the way food is framed as an issue and how different framings shape policy outcomes is a useful way forward in addressing the inevitable trade-offs and compromises between competing objectives.

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Section: Limitations Of the Sapea Reportmentioning

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Social and economic dimensions of food sustainability – a background paper for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations

Jackson,

Holm

2024

Food & Nutrition Research

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“…The key reasons for this trend, identified by food industry, related to consumer health awareness, portion size control, convenience, and government or industry initiatives. Although this trend towards smaller sizes may have changed over the past few years due to the COVID pandemic and stockpiling of foods [71,72], a recent 2022 Euromonitor report predicts that smaller-sized bottles and cans, and affordable multipacks will be introduced in response to the global challenges of inflation [73].…”

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Serving Sizes and Energy Content of Grab-and-Go Sweetened Beverages in Australian Convenience Stores, Supermarkets, and Fast-Food Outlets

Liu,

Lai,

Nguyen

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There is a growing demand for convenience grab-and-go (GNG) food and beverages due to the modern, busy lifestyle. The types of food and beverages available in this sector are currently not well defined, although a large selection of discretionary foods is typically on display. The aims of this study were (1) to summarise the literature on consumers’ purchasing behaviours of sweetened beverages, in particular the effects of purchasing locations and settings, price, promotion, and serving sizes, followed by (2) a cross-sectional audit of available sweetened beverages (sugar-sweetened and intensely sweetened) in the GNG sector. Three common GNG settings (convenience stores, front of supermarket, and fast-food outlets) within metropolitan Sydney, Australia, were selected in three different socioeconomic localities. Data were collected by in-store visits (n = 18) and using brand websites between March and April 2022. A total of 1204 GNG sweetened beverages were included. Sugar-sweetened beverages comprised 67% of beverages, with the highest proportion in fast-food outlets (80%), followed by convenience stores (67%) and supermarkets (61%). The majority (63%) of sugar-sweetened beverages had an energy content higher than 600 kJ and a serving size over 375 mL. Fast-food outlets in particular had the smallest selection of sugar-sweetened beverages less than or equal to 250 mL (5.1%). No differences across socioeconomic localities in the proportion and serving sizes of available sugar-sweetened beverages were observed. These findings show that the majority of GNG sweetened beverages have large serving sizes and high energy content, and opportunities exist to improve this food environment. An increased selection of smaller serving sizes can nudge consumers towards more appropriate serving size selections.

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“…Climate change, moreover, exacerbates these challenges, altering traditional growing conditions and placing strain on existing agricultural practices [5,6]. Coupled with population growth and the stockpiling of food reserves by countries with large populations, Singapore's food security has been under pressure for decades [1,7,8]. The COVID-19 pandemic further underscored vulnerabilities in food supply chains, particularly in a highly urbanized context like Singapore [9,10].…”

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“…To increase areas of cultivation, growing leafy vegetable crops vertically indoors under controlled environments and in greenhouses has become increasingly popular in Singapore [1,8]. Light plays a crucial role in the cultivation of vegetables [26][27][28].…”

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Enhancing Productivity and Improving Nutritional Quality of Subtropical and Temperate Leafy Vegetables in Tropical Greenhouses and Indoor Farming Systems

2024

Horticulturae

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The total land used for land-based food farms is less than 1% in Singapore. As a result, more than 90% of Singapore’s food needs are imported. To strengthen food security, Singapore has set a target to develop the capability and capacity of the agri-food industry to locally produce 30% of its nutritional needs by 2030. To achieve this goal, technology is the key to helping farms to “grow more with less”. This review first discusses how aeroponic systems have been adapted for growing all kinds of leafy vegetables in the tropics through the manipulation of root-zone temperature and heat priming to save power energy. Growing vegetable crops indoors and in greenhouses not only allows the growers to achieve high productivity but also enables them to enhance nutritional values. The second part of this paper emphasizes how to achieve substantial yield through deficit irrigation with higher nutritional quality in a cost-effective manner. Growing crops vertically has become increasingly popular, as it increases land use. We establish a commercially viable LED-integrated aeroponic system to grow vegetables vertically. The last part of the paper discusses the impacts of LED spectral quality, quantity, and duration on vegetable production.

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Determinants of the decision to build up excessive food stocks in the COVID-19 crisis

Cited by 8 publications

References 34 publications

Social and economic dimensions of food sustainability – a background paper for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations

Social and economic dimensions of food sustainability – a background paper for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations

Serving Sizes and Energy Content of Grab-and-Go Sweetened Beverages in Australian Convenience Stores, Supermarkets, and Fast-Food Outlets

Enhancing Productivity and Improving Nutritional Quality of Subtropical and Temperate Leafy Vegetables in Tropical Greenhouses and Indoor Farming Systems

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