Two refrigerated trucks leave a warehouse near Nashville, Tennessee, at about 6:00 a.m. They stop at local grocery stores, picking up food that is about to hit its expiration date. The trucks, ...

Food waste, and food loss which occurs when food is lost before it reaches consumers, are a global challenge. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one third ...

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