Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

lucky_ducker t1_ja8fi3i wrote

Reply to comment by WholeFoodsWholeLife in ELI5: why do grocery stores in the US keep such a large inventory? Aside from being prepared for episodic panic buying like toilet paper or bottled water, is there an economic reason to do this? How much of the food ends up going bad? by DrEverythingBAlright

... and about a third of that food is channeled into local and regional foodbanking networks, ultimately ending up going to charities.

1