Food Supply Chain Management
Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives
Food Supply Chain Management:Economic, Social and Environmental
Perspectives is very different from parts supply chain management as can be seen from the
increasing health, safety and environmental concerns that are increasingly garnering the
public’s attention about different food supply chain problems.
Food supply chain managers face very different environments. For example, there
are very specific regulations from government bodies such as FDA or US Department of
Agriculture, commodity subsidy programs, ever-changing trade policies, or increasing
trends with intense public interest such as sustainability or bioengineering.
While the popular press has written extensively about certain food supply chain
issues, these books focus on health effects, specific supply chain practices (buy local
vs. commodity supply chain), agricultural policy impacts, and problems in the modern food
supply chain. Food Supply Chain Management comprehensively covers food supply chain and is
appropriate for a business student audience and students in agriculture business, natural
resources and food science.
Table of Contents
Introduction to U.S. Food Supply Chain
The Food Consumer
Animal ("Protein") Food Supply Chains
Crop based Food Supply Chains
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains
Food Manufacturing
Restaurant and Hospitality Industry
Food Retailing and Wholesaling
Controlling Food Safety and Insuring Quality
Food Purchasing & Logistics
Food Disaster and Hunger relief
Sustainable & Organic Food Supply Chains & Certification Programs
Alcoholic Beverage Supply Chains
International Food Supply Chains
The Future of Food Supply Chain Management
290 pages, Paperback