Recent Advances in Sustainable Food Manufacturing
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food quality and safety; food processing and technology; application of bioactive compounds in foods; by-products valorization; sustainable food production
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Interests: seaweeds; biological activity (antioxidant and antimicrobial); by-products; green extraction; application of extracts in food
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Interests: food microbiology; green extraction technologies; chemical characterization; in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity; application of bioactive compounds in foods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Foods on “Recent Advances in Sustainable Food Production” provides an overview of new advances in food technology, sustainable processing, and the design of food recycling systems. It presents topics such as energy- and resource-efficient processing, environmentally friendly extraction technologies, the recycling of food by-products, intelligent packaging, and digitalization with the aim of improving supply chains. Contributions may focus on new technologies; life cycle and techno-economic assessment of innovative processing systems; new options such as the integration of renewable energy in food production; and new strategies to reduce food waste and reduce food losses along the food chain. By emphasizing technology-based and systemic solutions, this Special Issue aims to highlight practical ways to reduce the environmental footprint of food production while ensuring food quality and safety, and fits into the existing literature on sustainable food systems. Therefore, it provides an interdisciplinary platform that integrates the framework of food engineering, sustainability science, and policy to accelerate the transition to resilient and climate-compatible food systems.
Dr. Vida Šimat
Dr. Martina Čagalj
Dr. Danijela Skroza
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Dr. Vida Šimat
Dr. Martina Čagalj
Dr. Danijela Skroza
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- sustainable food processing
- green food technologies
- energy-efficient processing
- food waste reduction
- by-product valorization
- circular food systems
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- smart and active packaging
- digitalization in food supply chains
- alternative proteins and novel fermentation
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