: 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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: 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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Answer 1

They throw it away, which sucks. That said, it’s costly to stock but not sell food, so they optimize inventory to minimize waste.