‘Ugly’ Produce is Finding a Second Life on Shelves of Major Grocery Chains
Fortune | June 7, 2021 Food waste comes in all shapes and sizes: banana peels, expired goods, not-expired but perceived-expired goods, and so much more. Of all food produced in the United States, 40% of it is thrown into landfills, where it rots and emits methane, approximately 15.1 percent of total methane emissions in 2019. Generated throughout the entire spectrum of the food supply chain, grocery retail is responsible for 14%. Grocers like Walmart, Albertsons, Kroger, and
