Grocery Store Food Waste: $40,000 Monthly Loss and Seasonal Factors

The average #grocery store #loses $40,000 in #profit a #month on #wastedfood and 20% more #food is #wasted during the #summer versus #winter because #PeakProduce Season - increased abundance of produce during the summer and #Heat and #Human Error across the cold #supplychain like not moving faster from #truck to shelf and when #food goes home with the #consumer, it then lasts for fewer days in the fridge.

Source: Progressive Grocer 7/23