Retailers should treat food waste as a financial problem

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Treat food waste as a margin risk, not just a sustainability issue, says Lisa Jack, professor of accounting in the Faculty of Business & Law, University of Portsmouth

Retailers typically sell 97% of the food they stock. But it’s the last 3%, ie the food that doesn’t sell, that might be reducing profit margins way more than most people realise.

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