Despite the increasing interest around alternative food networks and their huge growth in the last decades, they are … still considered a complementary source of provision by most customers. Alternative food shoppers are faced with a "quantity … dilemma", i.e., choosing how much food they want to buy through these channels. This decision affects the importance of …

There is a growing scientific interest and public debate on the potential contributions that Local Food Systems (LFS …) and Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) can make towards overcoming sustainability challenges and creating societal impact … experienced, that could inform policy discussions towards establishing more sustainable local food systems. In this direction, the …