Contribution to the Sustainability Challenges of the Food-Delivery Sector: Finding from the Deliveroo Italy Case Study

Antonino Galati, Maria Crescimanno, Demetris Vrontis and Dario Siggia
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Antonino Galati: Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Maria Crescimanno: Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Demetris Vrontis: Department of Marketing, School of Business, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-1700, Cyprus
Dario Siggia: Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 17, 1-12

Abstract: The food delivery sector is assuming increasing importance in the distribution of food products and meals as it is becoming an ordinary component of consumption habits. However, the growth of the sector has inevitably affected the demand for freight transport, especially in urban areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the main enabling factors affecting the adoption of sustainable strategies, among which the electro-mobility, in the food delivery sector and what obstacles to dissemination can be seen. Deliveroo s.r.l. was chosen as case study. Results show that Deliveroo undoubtedly represents a good example of sustainable logistics and the dissemination of good practices among the key players of the food delivery sector. However, if on the one hand there is a strong commitment on the part of Deliveroo to find solutions that encourage the use of these means, on the other hand, there is the need for a greater commitment on the part of the institutions to create infrastructure conditions that facilitate the diffusion of these means.

Keywords: electro-mobility; sustainability; e-grocery shopping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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