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West Coast Grocery Stores Seeing Drop in Unsold Food

Across departments, the bread and bakery section saw the highest value of unsold food items across retail outlets. Predicting demand for fresh, made-onsite items, on any given day, and at any given store, is very difficult, says Jackie Suggitt, Vice President for Business Initiatives & Community Engagement at ReFED. The department items are also highly perishable, often unpackaged, and on display near the hot bar or deli.

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New Food Waste Legislative Tracker Launched for U.S. Bills

The Tracker presents a comprehensive picture of the state of food waste legislation across the United States, detailing wasted food prevention, food rescue, and food waste recycling bills in every state. It provides status updates on each bill, as well as information about organic waste bans, organic waste by-product procurement, food recovery, and date labeling.