The Regenerative Economy and the Response of Foodservice Industry: A Study on Vancouver Visitors’ Destination

The Regenerative Economy and the Response of Foodservice Industry: A Study on Vancouver Visitors’ Destination Abstract The current linear economy model consumes large amount of energy and resources but it does not optimize the materials recycling, reuse or recovery. Thus, the concept of Circular Economy (CE) has received increasing attention among policymakers and different stakeholders in worldwide. However, current research on CE have mainly focused on manufacturing sectors, and only a few studies are found on the tourism sector. There is a dearth of empirical studies on CE practices in foodservice operations across North America especially from Vancouver context. Foodservice operation causes significant environmental impacts. Reducing the negative impacts of the practices of the foodservice operation is essential. Therefore, this study will explore the foodservice operations knowledge of CE and its practices, and to determine operations’ willingness to design a transition to the CE. A quantitative approach (online survey) will be employed to collect data from a sample of foodservice operations in Vancouver, one of the most popular visitor destinations in Canada. Keywords: Circular economy; foodservice operations; waste generation; resource consumption; sustainabilit

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Climate Change and the Response of Food Truck Industry: A Study on Vancouver Visitors’ Destination

Abstract Climate change is one of today’s major challenges to the tourism sector and its subsectors, such as the food truck industry. The purpose of this study is to determine how food trucks in Vancouver, Canada are responding to climate change. Previous literature on tourism and climate change have mainly focused on accommodation sectors, nature based tourism operators, and winter tourism activities. However, there is a dearth of empirical studies on climate change perceptions and adoption in food truck operations across North America especially from Vancouver context. Therefore, this study will explore to which extent food truck industries are aware of climate change issues in their day-to-day operations, and how they are strategically responding to the change. A qualitative approach (semi-structured interviews) will be employed to collect data from a sample of food truck operators in Vancouver, one of the most popular visitor destinations in Canada