: supermarkets sell tons of stuff, especially food, but I’m pretty sure that not all the food is bought before it expires, so what do they do with possibly tones of expired food?
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In addition to all the other good answers, while there is waste and food that gets donated, supermarkets also minimize that by utilizing what’s called [“Just in Time” delivery,](https://medium.com/lifes-a-picnic/just-in-time-supply-chain-guaranteeing-freshness-and-minimising-waste-b21bd416b131) where they try to order exactly enough of each product that it runs out just as the new stock arrives.
They also reduce waste by turning about-to-expire products into new products – that raw chicken that is expiring tomorrow can get cooked into a “fresh store-made rotisserie chicken” or chicken tenders that can be put out for another few days. The steak that turned a little brown gets chopped up, marinated, and sold on a skewer as “ready-to-grill kebobs.” The bread nobody bought gets turned into croutons, the onions and peppers that are starting to degrade get the brown bits cut off and chopped up into pre-diced veggies, and so on.
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