Describing the collaborative economy: forms of food sharing initiatives
2016
Privitera, D., University of Catania (Italy). Dept. of Educational Sciences
The sharing economy has become the slogan used to define a universe practices and collaborative consumption economy based on sharing. Beyond new idea and the new technologies, users tend to be motivated by economic, environmental, and social factors. This paper discusses food, which relates to the collaborative consumption model that is based on sharing, with some modern assistance by the internet. Following an overview of the sharing economy, the paper delineates food sharing initiatives that are taking the social activity of dining to new levels to study the strategic choices operated. The author will present a case study analysis of food sharing platform. The article concludes by outlining how collaborative initiatives among private and citizen-consumers, provides a means to test and evaluate the promising practices developed. The paper discusses the significant strengths and potential limitations of food sharing.
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