FoodserviceFoodservice plays an essential role in the world economy, especially when it comes to hospital, welfare, and social-healthcareHealthcare foodservice facilities. A healthy and correct diet is important for both environmental protection and for improving the health conditions of patients. Catering organizations must adopt a life cycle approach, considering both food supply and waste disposalDisposal. The final chapter of this book summarizes the entire study conducted, and the analyses presented, outlines some research directions and future perspectives, with a view to energy efficiencyEnergy efficiency, circular economyCircular economy, and, more generally, sustainable developmentSustainable development. Moreover, the chapter provides some guidelines for practitioners to integrate the theoretical concepts of a solely academic nature. In future, it is required a closer collaboration between universities, research bodies, and organizations in order to share know-how, expertise, and conduct experiments applied to organizational realities. Environmental protection, economic growth (also through the reduction of costs associated with energy or waste disposal)Disposal, and the enhancement of life expectancy (through improved clinical and socio-health practices) are among the most significant factors in achieving the desired sustainable developmentSustainable development.