Why Grocery Stores Like Trader Joe's Throw Out So Much Perfectly Good Food

Every year, the United States throws away one-third of all the food it produces — 133 billion pounds of food. And grocery stores are responsible for tossing 10% of that food. Last week, we headed to major grocery retailers in the New York City area with a couple of “dumpster divers” and saw the food waste first-hand. It turns out food waste may be built into the business model of supermarkets. Doug Rauch, the former president of Trader Joe’s, laid out the dilemma plainly in a study by Jose...