Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 01 Introduction to food supply chains -- The actors in a food supply chain -- Types of food chain -- Factors influencing food supply chains -- Case example: The milk-processing value chain -- Summary -- Part One Food production -- 02 Food production -- Entities in the agriculture supply chain1,2 -- Agriculture and poverty alleviation4 -- The barriers to the development of the agri-industry -- Future steps for the agriculture sector -- Case example: Cargill works with producers on finance and risk management8 -- Case example: Nestlé works with dairy farmers9 -- Case example: ITC Ltd India empowers farmers through technology10 -- Case example: Microfinance models within the food sector11-15 -- Summary -- 03 Food manufacturing -- The importance of food processing -- Changing market conditions -- Food processing2,3 -- Food packaging -- Inventory management6 -- Food safety -- Procurement -- Case example: 3D printing of food7-9 -- Summary -- Part Two Operational challenges -- 04 Food retailing -- The retail environment -- How does the food reach the consumer? -- Online grocery retailing -- Challenges to the future of food retailing12 -- Case example: Retailers turning more to 'dark stores'15-18 -- Summary -- 05 Food logistics -- Movement of food -- ICT future trends in agri-food logistics4 -- Packaging in logistics -- Temperature-controlled supply chains -- Case example: The dabbawala18-21 -- Case example: The journey of green beans from Kenya to UK supermarkets22 -- Case example: The fresh cut-pineapple supply chain from Ghana23 -- Summary -- 06 Challenges in international food supply chains -- International food supply chains -- Factors affecting the future of international food systems -- Managing challenges in international food supply chains -- International politics and food.

Case example: The growth of the Brazilian agriculture industry5-9 -- Case example: The impact of the Fukushima disaster on Japanese food exports10-15 -- Case example: The cucumber fallout between Germany and Spain16-19 -- Summary -- 07 Collaboration and relationships -- Trends in supply chain relationships -- Current relationship models within the food sector -- Other trends within supply chain collaboration -- Case example: Starbucks and collaborative relationship with suppliers6 -- Summary -- 08 Food sourcing and procurement -- Sourcing -- Sourcing models -- Purchasing models -- Supplier segmentation -- Supplier development -- Strategic sourcing -- Sustainable procurement -- Case example: Mondeléz International15,16 -- Case example: PepsiCo - responsible and sustainable sourcing17 -- Summary -- 09 Risk management -- Risk management and uncertainty -- Risks in the supply chain -- Risks in the food supply chain -- Managing supply chain risks -- Managing risks in food supply chains -- Case example: China milk scare21-26 -- Case example: Sudan 127-29 -- Case example: Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut butter30,31 -- Case example: UK horsemeat scandal32-34 -- Case example: Cadbury salmonella contamination, 200635-38 -- Summary -- 10 Technology trends in food supply chains -- Traceability and use of technology -- Food production -- Food processing in a technological context -- Food packaging in a technological context -- Food logistics -- Summary -- Part Three Sustainability and future challenges -- 11 Food regulation, safety and quality -- Attributes to consider when designing food supply chains -- Food regulation and its effect on safety -- Food laws and regulation -- Reference standards -- Compatibility standards -- Private food standards -- Other initiatives within the food supply chains -- Case example: EU ban on imports of Indian mangoes14.

Case example: The horsemeat scandal and food fraud16 -- Summary -- 12 Food innovation -- Classification of innovation methods -- Innovation systems -- Case example: Indian curry in the UK -- Product development in food supply chains -- Innovations within food supply chains9 -- Case example: Types of functional products11-14 -- Case example: Detecting counterfeit whisky through the bottle15 -- Summary -- 13 Sustainability challenges in food supply chains -- Sustainability - the origins of the idea -- Sustainable supply chains -- Sustainable food supply chains -- Measuring sustainability -- Developing sustainability within food supply chains -- Case example: Various initiatives within food supply chains -- Case example: Just Eggs - recycling egg shells to make filler for plastics30 -- Summary -- 14 Food sector and economic regeneration -- Infrastructure development for the food sector -- Food hubs -- Moving up the value chain -- Case example: Food infrastructure in India and new mega food parks14,15 -- Case example: Rubies in the Rubble16,17 -- Case example: Development of smallholder agro-processing in Africa18 -- Summary -- 15 Food security and future challenges -- Food security -- Drivers of change affecting food security -- Factors affecting the future of the food supply chain -- Balancing demand and supply sustainably -- Case example: Partners in Food Solutions24,25 -- Case example: Coca-Cola and water conservation26 -- Case example: International wheat initiative to improve wheat security29-31 -- Summary -- Additional reading -- Index.