For grocers, selling perishable items means making continual choices about every item on display especially the ones nearing the end of their shelf life.
How grocers decide what gets donated and what gets dumped bnnbloomberg.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bnnbloomberg.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of food about to reach their sell-by date sit waiting. It's time for the Daily Bread food bank’s weekly pickup.
Beyond the Shelf: How Grocers Decide What Gets Donated and What Gets Dumped theepochtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theepochtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For grocers, selling perishable items means making continual choices about every item on display - especially the ones nearing the end of their shelf life. For those that don t sell in time, most stores try to donate them to food banks rather than throw them away.