tailieunhanh - The Environmental Performance of the European Brewing Sector

This study combines the discussions of the main impacts on the European food sector (food crises, technology progress, globalisation) with a forward looking exercise. As a result, key categories for future research in the European food sector are outlined, and potential research priorities are defined. The distrust of consumers towards policy makers and food industry in the wake of several severe food scandals obviously had a strong influence on scientists and experts linked to the present study. This influence led to the overriding outcome to re-establish consumer trust through analysing all research priorities in the light of consumer perception and consumer behaviour. This idea developed into the concept “The. | The Environmental Performance of the European Brewing Sector 1 KWA Bedrijfsadviseurs . KWA Bedrijfsadviseurs is a business consultancy company specialised in energy water soil environment health safety and quality. KWA has a lot of experience in the brewing sector. In 2000 2004 and 2008 KWA carried out the World Wide energy benchmark for the brewing sector. They advise mainly Dutch brewers on energy water and cost reduction and they developed a software tool for brewing companies to save energy and water. Campden BRI Campden BRI is the UK s largest independent membership-based organisation carrying out research and development for the food and drinks industry worldwide. It is committed to providing industry with the research technical and advisory services needed to ensure product safety and quality process efficiency and product and process innovation. A study commissioned by The Brewers of Europe The Brewers of Europe is the trade confederation for the brewing sector in Europe and its voice towards the European institutions and international organisations. Founded in 1958 it has 28 members comprising 24 national brewer associations from the EU Croatia Norway Switzerland and Turkey. Client number 12209 Report number 3101010DR02 May 2012 Project management . Koop KWA Authors C. Donoghue BRI G. Jackson BRI . Koop KWA . Heuven .