Why reducing food waste should be your New Year’s resolution
In a world suffering from increasingly dicey food security, it is a sad reality that, in the United States, significant food waste occurs all along the farm-to-table food supply chain. Did you know, however, that American consumers account for more of the problem than supermarkets, farm operations, or distributors? According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, on average, U.
Tackling Zero Food Waste with Spoiler Alert
Every year in the United States, about $165 billion worth of food is thrown out and wasted. Food businesses throw out as much as $50 million in wasted food, due to lost revenue and hauling fees for spoiled inventory.