Circular economy practices in food manufacturing companies: A case of Blue River Dairy Company
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Mudiyanselage, Anushka Wellakkattu
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Master of Applied Management
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Southern Institute of Technology
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2023-11
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Kumar, Vijay
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Masters Dissertation
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Circular Economy Business Model
Dairy manufacturing company
Circular practices
Waste management
Resource efficiency
Dairy manufacturing company
Circular practices
Waste management
Resource efficiency
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The Circular Economy Business Model (CEBM) is an emerging concept in the food manufacturing industry in New Zealand. The purpose of this study is to identify the circular economy practices applied in the dairy manufacturing company in New Zealand. Six participants were interviewed who are actively participating and leading the implementation of practices related to the circular economy in Blue River Dairy (BRD) Company. In addition to interviews, the observation method was employed to gather evidence of CE implementation. Using inductive thematic analysis three major themes were identified: the Circular practices implemented in the BRD company; the performance and measurement of circular practices; and challenges associated with the implementation of circular practices in the dairy manufacturing company.The findings revealed the several CE practices applied in the dairy manufacturing company. These include recycling, reusing, reducing, use of renewable energy, designing products, collaborating, and partnering with stakeholders, and use of products as services without claiming ownership of those products as practices already implemented. The generated waste recording, root cause analysis for the waste generating causes, and communication to each level to take corrective actions to mitigate the waste generation. The barriers the company finds during practical implementation are the unavailability of high-quality local raw material suppliers, poor facilities to develop recyclers for some materials, and inadequate inputs to the development of sustainable packaging from scientific research and market research. Future research is required to provide more guidance on scientific research to develop sustainable food packaging materials and the impact of government regulations on the circularity of the food manufacturing industry.
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CC BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International