Evaluation of environmental impacts in the catering sector: The case of pasta

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 146-160

  Fusi, Alessandra ^a,b   Guidetti, Riccardo ^a   Azapagic, Adisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catering sector; Cook chill chain; Cook warm chain; Environmental impacts; Food preparation; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; COOKING; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CATERING SECTOR; CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY; COOKING TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC VALUES; FOOD PREPARATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PASTA COOKERS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84938278202     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.074     Document Type: Article

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