Repurposing Food Supply Chain Management for Viability During COVID-19: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine existing studies on recycled food supply chain management during the COVID-19 epidemic. Theoretical framework: The theoretical framework of the study includes research areas, research agendas, and implications for the viability during the crisis. Design/Methodology/Approach: Mendeley Desktop Software retrieved articles from ScienceDirect.com and Google Scholar. This review included 63 full papers published in 2019–2021. Findings: This review covers food waste management, food safety, insecurity, crises, wellness, food supply chains and chain management, impact on alternative and local food systems, consumption, evaluation of alternative food provision systems, scaling and food policies, proposed business models, strategies, and mechanisms, logistics, economics, and resilience building. The research agendas include refusing, reducing, reusing, repurposing, recycling, and rescaling abandoned or outmoded goods, and rescaling. Implications include food supply chain management, food network viability, impact evaluation, and nutrition risk management. Research, practical, and social implications: This study presents research themes and agendas for adaptive management to ensure viability throughout the COVID-19 outbreak and its long-term impacts. It provides insights into food waste management, food safety, security, insecurity, wellness, food supply networks, chain management, etc. Socially, it offers future studies on outbreak viability, food network vitality, effect evaluation, and nutrition risk management. Originality/Value: In view of the current COVID-19 situation, this study revises food supply chain management. Food supply chain management on a worldwide scale has been impacted by this outbreak. This situation calls for an out-of-the-box solution.