Explorando el Potencial de la Economía Circular en el Sector de la Alimentación.

The importance of the circular economy (CE) has become evident in recent years. The objective of this study is to analyze the contributions in CE in the food sector in the last two decades. A bibliometric analysis of 768 scientific investigations from the Web of Science is carried out, from 2009 to the present. The study identifies areas of opportunities, strategic orientations and advances in knowledge for food sustainability. The results show exponential growth. This corroborates the fact that CE is a matter of current debate and interest to researchers and expert technicians around the world, becoming a crucial point in the budgets of various countries and companies. Keywords: Circular economy, food sector, bibliometric analysis, Web of Science. JEL classification: Q00 Q57