Submitted by DrEverythingBAlright t3_11danyo in explainlikeimfive
WholeFoodsWholeLife t1_ja7xvwe wrote
Reply to comment by RedBeard_the_Great in ELI5: why do grocery stores in the US keep such a large inventory? Aside from being prepared for episodic panic buying like toilet paper or bottled water, is there an economic reason to do this? How much of the food ends up going bad? by DrEverythingBAlright
Grocery stores toss closer to 5-10% of food, not a third. That statistic refers to food waste at consumer and retail levels.
lucky_ducker t1_ja8fi3i wrote
... and about a third of that food is channeled into local and regional foodbanking networks, ultimately ending up going to charities.
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