Surat is one of the cleanest, dynamic cities located in the western part of India, which is 2nd largest city of Gujarat in terms of area and known as “The Silk City,” “The Diamond City,” ”The Green City”. Due to its 0% unemployment and highest average annual household income is also ranked 4th fastest growing city in the world. As more income, more expense and on the basis of the same, Surat is taken as the area of study and author tried exploring the relationship between food waste and wasteful consumer behaviour. As per the (FAO, 2017), the term „food waste‟ is defined as “the discard of edible foods at retail and consumer levels.” Study was conducted on 173 consumers on the age group of 17-55 years (male-77, female- 95, and one preferred not to disclose) in July 2021 where most of them belong to the annual income group of 8-10 lacs. Although, respondents were from financially sound family although they were not regular visitor of the restaurant (41% visited the restaurant only once a month). Most of the consumers were in the age group of 17-22 years where it was found that consumers doesn‟t want to waste the food but mainly due to bigger portion size and quality of the food not as per the expectation found responsible for waste of food, which can be reduced when cleaned plate acknowledged by manager in terms of giving discount and thank you card to the guest which can easily be done. It was also found that a lack of awareness about environmental damage can be used as a tool toward go-green concept can be useful in mitigating guest. It was also found that consumer intention can be crucial in mitigating food waste. Therefore, all stakeholders (consumer, restauranteur and government) should come together in a noble cause of food waste mitigation.

Food waste is a growing concern throughout the world, especially in developed countries a huge of food is wasted every day. Food waste has gained attention not only because of its socio-economic impact but also due to its environmental impact. Food waste dumping not only harmful for the land, it is equally harmful for the ecosystem (8% GHG production). Food loss and waste can be seen at every stage of the supply chain. According to the definition given by (FAO, 2013), globally 1/3rd of the food produced for human consumption is dumped in garbage cans or landfilled, which is estimated to be an economic loss of US$900 billion. Whereas (Martin-Rios et al., 2018) estimated that 842 million people live below the poverty line, which means they spent their night hungry. Various antecedents were found responsible for food waste, such as consumer behaviour, government policy and law, and loopholes in mitigation approaches. United Nations' SDGs suggested for structural changes to achieve a significant reduction in food waste. Policymakers should take this concern more seriously using a multi-dimensional strategy. A consumer behavioural approach can play a key role in developing a sustainable society. Consumer behaviour is an epicentre of food waste, which can be curbed if its impact on the environment, hunger and undernourished data is added to the educational system. Food waste mitigation approaches and their negative impact should be added to the school syllabus, and regular campaigns on food waste should be made mandatory in the school education system. More study must be conducted on this issue in developing countries, especially India and find to determine the most effective mitigation approaches, to provide food to everyone.

To find out the most dominated journals, researchers, and research organisations handling consumer behaviour leading to food waste, to figure out the highly cited research publications in the present research area and their impact on society. To prepare a thematic research cluster and determine the most dominant research terms in wasteful consumer behaviour. www.dimensions.ai free database app is used to extract the data to analyse the objectives mentioned above. A tremendous increase in the publication was found since 2015, i.e., 500%. Journal of cleaner publication is the leading Journal having 3836 citations and a total link strength (TLS) of 140329. The University of Oxford (17 documents, 1979 citations, and 2635 of TLS) was the most influential organisation in consumer behaviour, leading to food waste research. The University of Oxford (17 documents, 1979 citations, and 2635 TLS) was the leading organisation in the present study. The United States topped the ranking with 428 articles, having citations of 6745 and a TLS of 108742. “Food waste within food supply chains: quantification and potential for change to 2050” was the most-cited research publication. Product (787), use (563), data (502), production (489), and review (484) are the most occurred keywords found in the present study. The present study helps in connecting the relation between FW and consumer behaviour, which is one of the most significant concerns in the current scenario, justified by the massive increase in the publication in the last five years. More research is required in this field to fight against this global concern to achieve the SDGs12 and 13.

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