{"id":13037,"date":"2026-05-22T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialfood.mycreativelab.gr\/?p=13037"},"modified":"2026-05-29T06:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:44:19","slug":"history-of-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/history-of-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"When Fixing Things Was the Norm: What the History of Repair Tells Us About Food Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13037\" class=\"elementor elementor-13037\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d53dbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d53dbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d545f6\" data-id=\"9d545f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d056047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"d056047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading no_stripe consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: left;font-weight:700\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">When Fixing Things Was the Norm: What the History of Repair Tells Us About Food Production<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d54bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-stm_post_details\" data-id=\"9d54bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stm_post_details.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post_details_wr  consulting_elementor_post_details\">\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"stm_post_info\">\r\n\t<div class=\"stm_post_details clearfix\">\r\n\t\t<ul class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"post_date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\tMay 22, 2026\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"post_by\">Posted by:\t\t\t\t<span>Thanasis Stathopoulos<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"post_cat\">Category:\t\t\t\t<span>Social<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"comments_num\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/history-of-repair\/#respond\"><i class=\"fa fa-comment-o\"><\/i>No Comments <\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post_thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-3-Medium-1110x550.png\" class=\"attachment-consulting-image-1110x550-croped size-consulting-image-1110x550-croped wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d54cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d54cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A recent academic article by historians Bernasconi, Carnino, Hilaire-P\u00e9rez, and Raveux, published in <em>Technology and Culture<\/em> (2024), makes a compelling case that repair has been one of the most underestimated forces shaping human technical culture across history. The authors argue that modern Western society has come to treat repair as an exception \u2014 something you do reluctantly when an object breaks \u2014 while in reality, for most of human history and across most cultures, maintaining, adapting, and repairing objects was the rule, not the exception.<\/p>\n<p>This argument carries direct relevance for food industry professionals thinking about production tools, equipment maintenance, circular economy practices, and the relationship between craft knowledge and industrial efficiency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4faf6be custom-h2-gray elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4faf6be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Repair Was Never Just About Poverty or Scarcity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede158f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ede158f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the article&#8217;s most striking arguments is that repair has historically been associated not with poverty or failure, but with skill, virtue, and economic intelligence. The authors draw on evidence ranging from medieval manuscripts and Bronze Age metalwork to 18th-century European workshops, showing that across vastly different societies, maintaining and repairing objects was a mark of competence and good management \u2014 not a last resort.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of food production, this is a perspective worth sitting with. The pressure to replace rather than repair equipment, to upgrade rather than maintain, is often framed as progress. The article invites us to question that framing. In pre-industrial food processing environments, worn tools were frequently better tools: the authors cite the example of sugar molds that became smoother and more effective after repeated repairs, making them more desirable to sugar makers precisely because of their use history. The idea that a repaired or worn object is automatically inferior to a new one is, the article suggests, a relatively recent and culturally specific assumption.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d0870 custom-h2-gray elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d0870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Repair as a Generator of Knowledge and Skill<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8366b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8366b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The article argues that repair practices have historically been one of the primary ways in which technical knowledge was created, transmitted, and refined. Craftsmen who repaired objects developed deep familiarity with materials, processes, and failure modes that no manual or guideline could fully capture. This kind of embodied, hands-on knowledge \u2014 what the authors call <em>savoir-faire<\/em> \u2014 was the backbone of pre-industrial production cultures.<\/p>\n<p>For food industry professionals, this maps directly onto a recurring tension in modern food manufacturing: the gradual erosion of craft knowledge as production becomes more automated and standardized. When a technician understands a machine deeply enough to repair it, they understand it in a fundamentally different way than someone who can only operate it. The article makes the case that this kind of knowledge is not a quaint relic but a genuine form of technical intelligence that has driven innovation across centuries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a39aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a39aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-2-Medium-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-2-Medium-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-2-Medium-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-2-Medium-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-2-Medium-900x506.png 900w, https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-2-Medium-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fixing-2-Medium.png 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb8015 custom-h2-gray elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb8015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The Circular Economy Is Not a New Idea<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fd94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18fd94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The authors position their historical analysis explicitly within current debates about sustainability and the circular economy. They argue that what contemporary sustainability advocates promote as a new paradigm \u2014 keeping materials in use longer, reducing waste, designing for repairability \u2014 was simply the default logic of economic life for most of human history. The throwaway culture is the anomaly, not the norm.<\/p>\n<p>For food businesses navigating regulatory pressure and consumer demand around sustainability, this historical framing offers both perspective and legitimacy. Practices like extending the life of processing equipment, reusing packaging components, or building maintenance into production cycles are not concessions to an external agenda \u2014 they are a return to the operational logic that defined skilled food production for centuries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d68392 custom-h2-gray elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d68392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The Political Dimension of Repair<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f827881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f827881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the more thought-provoking sections of the article examines how different political and economic systems have treated repair very differently. The authors note that while Western consumer capitalism actively discouraged repair through planned obsolescence and the design of products that were difficult or impossible to fix, the communist bloc built repair into the fabric of its economy and educational system. Meanwhile, in post-colonial contexts across Africa and Latin America, repair cultures have operated as forms of both practical resilience and political assertion \u2014 ways of reclaiming technical agency in systems designed to create dependency.<\/p>\n<p>The food industry operates within these same dynamics, often without naming them. Who controls the knowledge required to maintain and repair food production equipment? Who has access to spare parts, technical documentation, and the expertise to keep aging infrastructure operational? The article suggests these are not merely logistical questions but questions about power, autonomy, and the distribution of technical knowledge.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e2212 custom-h2-gray elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33e2212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What Happens When Repair Becomes Impossible<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c0b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c0b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The article closes with a genuinely unsettling observation about the digital era. As technology becomes more complex and miniaturized, the possibility of meaningful human intervention \u2014 of understanding, maintaining, and repairing the tools we depend on \u2014 diminishes. The authors cite the example of African mechanics who can restore almost any mechanical component of a vehicle but must first strip out all electronic systems before they can work on it. The electronics are simply beyond the reach of human repair.<\/p>\n<p>Food production technology is moving rapidly in the same direction. The increasing integration of sensors, software, and proprietary systems into food processing equipment raises real questions about who can maintain these systems, what happens when they fail, and whether the deep craft knowledge that once resided in experienced production staff has any place in the modern factory. The article does not offer easy answers, but it asks the right questions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a0d14 custom-h2-gray elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a0d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>A Lens Worth Using<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c52ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97c52ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bernasconi and colleagues did not write their article for food industry professionals. But the argument they develop \u2014 that repair is a window into how societies organize knowledge, value materials, and distribute technical power \u2014 is directly applicable to anyone working in food production today. At a moment when the industry faces simultaneous pressure around sustainability, supply chain resilience, equipment costs, and the preservation of craft knowledge, the history of repair turns out to be surprisingly current.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>References <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bernasconi, G., Carnino, G., Hilaire-P\u00e9rez, L., &amp; Raveux, O. (2024). Debate: (Re)thinking repairs in the longue dur\u00e9e. <em>Technology and Culture, 65<\/em>(3), 761\u2013789<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7383e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-stm_post_about_author\" data-id=\"7383e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stm_post_about_author.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about_author_wr  consulting_elementor_post_about_author\">\r\n    \t<div class=\"about_author\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"author_image\">\r\n\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c72596568fa15e5d78c514cdb3c66c4323dfb5269ba0d36f78395852a3656f57?s=174&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c72596568fa15e5d78c514cdb3c66c4323dfb5269ba0d36f78395852a3656f57?s=348&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-174 photo' height='174' width='174' \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"author_info\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"author_name\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author:<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Thanasis Stathopoulos<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"author_content\">Thanasis Stathopoulos is an experienced Food Safety Manager with a proven track record in the food industry for almost 15 years, specializing in the design\/ implementation of Food Safety Management Systems and FSMS Education and Training. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Quality Assurance - Food Technology and has broadened expertise through interdisciplinary studies with an MSc in Science-Technology-Society (STS). Currently pursuing a PhD in the History of Technology, with research focusing on the history of food packaging, Thanasis has also spent the past six years studying and applying global best practices in Food Safety Culture. Through Social Food, he works with food production organizations on Food Safety Culture.<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d56954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stm_post_bottom\" data-id=\"9d56954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stm_post_bottom.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post_bottom_wr  consulting_elementor_post_bottom_info\">\r\n    <div class=\"post_bottom media\">\r\n\t<div class=\"tags media-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/tag\/repair-culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Repair Culture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/tag\/sustainability\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sustainability<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"share_buttons media-right\">\r\n\t\t\t<label>Share<\/label>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_20 addtoany_list\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" 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src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c72596568fa15e5d78c514cdb3c66c4323dfb5269ba0d36f78395852a3656f57?s=174&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c72596568fa15e5d78c514cdb3c66c4323dfb5269ba0d36f78395852a3656f57?s=348&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-174 photo' height='174' width='174' \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"author_info\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"author_name\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author:<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Thanasis Stathopoulos<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"author_content\">Thanasis Stathopoulos is an experienced Food Safety Manager with a proven track record in the food industry for almost 15 years, specializing in the design\/ implementation of Food Safety Management Systems and FSMS Education and Training. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Quality Assurance - Food Technology and has broadened expertise through interdisciplinary studies with an MSc in Science-Technology-Society (STS). Currently pursuing a PhD in the History of Technology, with research focusing on the history of food packaging, Thanasis has also spent the past six years studying and applying global best practices in Food Safety Culture. 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class=\"news_item_title line_under_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/history-of-repair\/\">When Fixing Things Was the Norm: What the History of Repair Tells Us About Food Production<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/category\/social\/\" class=\"category category-0\">Social<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news_info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does the history of repair reveal about modern food production? Drawing on recent historical research, this article explores how repair, maintenance, and hands-on technical knowledge once formed the foundation of productive systems \u2014 and why these ideas are becoming increasingly relevant again in discussions around sustainability, equipment management, resilience, and industrial Food Safety Culture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news_info_bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date icon_before\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"news_item_date\">May 22, 2026<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/history-of-repair\/\" class=\"news_item_button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button_icon after_icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"post_item\">\r\n\t<div class=\"post_inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news_item_info content_left\">\r\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"news_item_title line_under_title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/history-of-the-assembly-line\/\">Historicizing the Assembly Line<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialfood.gr\/en\/category\/social\/\" class=\"category category-0\">Social<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news_info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>What can the history of the assembly line teach the modern food industry? This article explores how innovation, experimentation, cultural adaptation, and continuous improvement shaped industrial production systems \u2014 and why the transition toward sustainable food production may require the same mindset today. Drawing on David E. 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