Frontiers on Sustainable Food Packaging

The implementation of sustainable food-packaging solutions within future circular food supply chains is essential today to protect customers and to ensure food quality, safety, and optimal shelf-life. This will be improved by new innovative packaging materials and a reduction in food waste. In this vein, it is important to employ lifecycle assessments (LCAs) to define the impacts of the food supply chain, taking into consideration food waste, the global food industry's environmental impacts, and shipping distances, with the final target being to achieve consumer satisfaction.

The purpose of this Special Issue was to attract papers in the new era of sustainability and food packaging that address all major sectors of the food industry from cereals and confectionery to fruits and vegetables, meat, and dairy products.

It is important to share data on (i) the consequences of specific food product-package interactions, (ii) the utilization of novel packaging biomaterials, and (iii) overall consumer behavior and satisfaction as a critical focus.