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Supermarkets Dig into the Challenge of Food Waste. Possible Solutions Legislation could play a role, and already has, in reducing food waste in supermarkets. Get the latest food news, from FoodPrint. More Reading. April 20, The report card gives supermarkets a score in three different categories: Accountability: Based on how much data a store shares with the public on various waste and recycling factors.
Also includes whether stores have waste reduction goals in place. Also based on initiatives to reduce other in-store waste, such as overstocking or misleading sell-by dates. Recovery and Recycling: Accounts for store donation and recycling efforts for various product types. There are plenty of beneficial things grocery stores are starting to do with their old produce: Donate food to shelters, food banks and soup kitchens. Use it to make prepared meals for customers to purchase.
Sell it to salvage stores that offer expired but safe to eat groceries at a steep discount. Send it to an anaerobic digester where produce can be turned into fuels like biogas.
Compost organic waste materials for sale to soil companies. A lack of education of both consumers and sellers on food safety and food waste has led to bad habits and wasteful selling practices.
A huge percentage of food waste could be mitigated if more Americans were willing to buy bananas with brown spots, or if they understood they can eat yogurt two weeks after its sell-by date. The program has been a huge success, selling millions of tons of the weirdly shaped fruit.
In the US, grocery giant Stop and Shop ended its practice of overstocking displays in a trial to mitigate waste back in Customer satisfaction actually rose in response to the reduced stocked displays, as did sales. Many customers reported that produce was three days fresher than before. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more.
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See job openings. Subscribe to the SmartSense Blog. Kroger Here in the U. Saving eggs: Walmart found a way to replace individual cracked eggs so that their stores can still sell the entire carton, preventing millions of eggs from being thrown out every year. Sell Upcycled Food Products at a High Profit Margin Some food manufacturers are creating food products from ugly produce for the retail market.
For instance: Barnana upcycles over-ripe bananas and turns them into tasty snacks. Runamok Maple shares resources with breweries and distilleries to create barrel-aged and infused maple syrups. Now Foods uses wasted produce such as orange peels to create vitamin supplements. Prevent or Minimize Perishable Food Surpluses Investing in new technology can reduce excess inventory and the number of wasted perishables. Aim for Zero Waste Some entrepreneurs see a solution in the biggest store change imaginable: designing waste out of retail altogether by creating what are known as zero-waste grocery stores.
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