Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.32676/n.7.1.8
Global trends and competitiveness of the food industry
Sanja Franc
orcid.org/0000-0001-8787-4429
Emanuel Kujevac
Sažetak
Food industry has a strategic role in the global economy and it greatly contributes to achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals, but at the same time it causes significant ecological pollution and resource
depletion. Maximizing the benefits and minimizing the costs of the food industry is therefore a challenging
task. The subject of this paper are contemporary global trends and factors of competitiveness of the food
industry. The purpose of the paper is to determine what contributes to the competitiveness of the food
industry and to analyze recent global trends in the food industry in order to draw conclusions about the role
and contribution of this industry to sustainable development and competitiveness. The analysis has shown
that innovation in the production and processing of food and also diversification of the supply are key
contributing factors. The main driver of innovation in the food industry are new consumer expectations and
requirements. Consumers are increasingly concerned about their own ecological footprint, which increases
the demand for those food products whose production has a minimal negative effect on the environment,
and they often choose products of enterprises with socially responsible business practices.
Ključne riječi
competitiveness, Sustainable Development Goals, global food industry
Hrčak ID:
267090
URI
Datum izdavanja:
13.12.2021.
Posjeta: 1.689 *