Food waste

This thesis looks into the complex issue of food waste and consists of a theoretical and practical part. The first part of the thesis aims at analyzing economic and political context of the food waste and also defining fundamental terms and legislation. It is followed by a description of the causes of food waste in all stages of the food chain and selected consequences of food waste. The main goal of the second part of the thesis is to demonstrate food waste in a real case of two Czech companies, which operate in food distribution. In this part of the thesis I have performed own qualitative research with representatives of the companies based on a structured questionnaire. In the conclusion, I have summarized main results of the research and made my own suggestions for solving this problem.