Essays about: "food hubs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words food hubs.

  1. 1. Inside the Future of Shopping Malls - Logistics Approaches for Enhancing the Collection Efficiency of Online Retail Orders from Shopping Malls by Delivery Agents

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Julia Krajka; Kaisa Nordlund; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Urban Logistics; Retail; Shopping Malls; Gig Economy; Last Mile Delivery; E-commerce; Automation; Micro-hubs; Parcel Lockers; Consumption Behavior; Stakeholder Management;

    Abstract : Background: The rise of e-commerce has revolutionized the retail industry, with consumers now able to purchase goods online and receive their orders promptly at their doorstep. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend, leading to traditional retailers reimagining their strategies and embracing omnichannel approaches to meet the growing demand for fast deliveries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigating Uppsala Regional Alternative Food Networks - an explorative case study on Farmer-to-Wholesale Food Hubs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Veronica Chifamba; Daniel Petri Cortés; [2022]
    Keywords : Alternative Food Networks; ; Local Food Systems; Regional Food Hub; Swedish Food Strategy; Ät UPPsala Län; Small-scale Farmers; Microenterprises; Wholesale; Food Service; Retail;

    Abstract : The sustainability crisis that conventional food systems are suffering worldwide has recently led Sweden and Uppsala County to publish reports on new food strategies. Solutions for the problems need collaborative efforts from a multiplicity of actors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Matsvinn – ett problem eller ett medel för andra samhällsfunktioner? : matsvinnets organisering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anni Holmström; [2021]
    Keywords : matsvinn; organisering; matnav; food hubs; matsvinnsnav; food waste hubs; samhällsfunktion;

    Abstract : Matsvinn är ett problem på flera nivåer i produktionskedjan och har därför blivit ett komplext problem som är svårt att lösa. Uppsatsens syfte är att studera hur organiseringen för att motverka matsvinn ser ut samt hur den påverkar livsmedelsystemet och kan fungera bidragande till samhället i stort. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rethinking Urban Connectivity - a Case of Skellefteå, Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Boyang Kai; [2021]
    Keywords : urban connectivity; sub-arctic;

    Abstract : This project aims to explore alternative ways of promoting urban connectivity in Skellefteå, a northern Swedish city in the sub-arctic region. Skellefteå was initially known for its mining history, rich natural resources including wood, wind, and hydropower. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Serving and the Served: Relationship between suppliers and food hubs in Swedish Alternative Food Networks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Kristina Korcekova; [2017]
    Keywords : alternative food distribution; civic food networks; food cooperatives; food hubs; Local food nodes; relationship marketing; Ultimat;

    Abstract : The Swedish alternative food networks landscape is underdeveloped compared to that of the US or the countries of Western Europe, however its development has sped up in recent years. The relationship between the farmer and the food hub is the first one to be built when an Alternative Food Network is being set up and therefore represents a valid starting point in the hitherto scarcely studied field of alternative food distribution in Sweden. READ MORE