Food Waste In The United States

In the United States Each year, 108 billion pounds of food is wasted. That equates to 130 billion meals and more than $408 billion in food thrown away each year. Shockingly, nearly 40% of all food in America is wasted. That’s USD$1600 worth of produce per family is wasted.

 

If you want to reduce your food waste footprint, don’t throw out food just because it has passed its best before! To find out how food changes in taste and texture over time, visit our product specific pages detailing how long after the best before date you can eat different foods.