{"title":"From theory to practice: A toolkit for implementing nudges to increase sustainable food choices at academic events","authors":"Pascal Ohlhausen, Nora Delvendahl, Nina Langen","doi":"10.1016/j.ijgfs.2025.101314","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Catering is a major contributor to the environmental impact of events, such as conferences and workshops, underscoring the need to promote sustainable food choices. To support practitioners in event and conference catering, we developed a comprehensive guidebook introducing the concept of nudging as a strategy to encourage sustainable food choices. The guidebook provides practical examples, step-by-step instructions for selecting and implementing nudges, and guidance on measuring their effectiveness. This offers the potential to encourage practitioners to integrate nudging approaches into their specific event catering settings, thereby promoting greater adoption of sustainable food choices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48594,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 101314"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878450X2500215X","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Catering is a major contributor to the environmental impact of events, such as conferences and workshops, underscoring the need to promote sustainable food choices. To support practitioners in event and conference catering, we developed a comprehensive guidebook introducing the concept of nudging as a strategy to encourage sustainable food choices. The guidebook provides practical examples, step-by-step instructions for selecting and implementing nudges, and guidance on measuring their effectiveness. This offers the potential to encourage practitioners to integrate nudging approaches into their specific event catering settings, thereby promoting greater adoption of sustainable food choices.
期刊介绍:
International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science is a peer-reviewed journal that explicitly focuses on the interface of food science and gastronomy. Articles focusing only on food science will not be considered. This journal equally encourages both scientists and chefs to publish original scientific papers, review articles and original culinary works. We seek articles with clear evidence of this interaction. From a scientific perspective, this publication aims to become the home for research from the whole community of food science and gastronomy.
IJGFS explores all aspects related to the growing field of the interaction of gastronomy and food science, in areas such as food chemistry, food technology and culinary techniques, food microbiology, genetics, sensory science, neuroscience, psychology, culinary concepts, culinary trends, and gastronomic experience (all the elements that contribute to the appreciation and enjoyment of the meal. Also relevant is research on science-based educational programs in gastronomy, anthropology, gastronomic history and food sociology. All these areas of knowledge are crucial to gastronomy, as they contribute to a better understanding of this broad term and its practical implications for science and society.