Supermarkets tally up food waste bill

Will Nichols
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Major retailers produce just 1.3 per cent of the UK's 15 million tonnes of food waste, but supply chain figure is far higher

Supermarkets were responsible for 1.3 per cent of all food waste in 2013, new figures from industry body the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have revealed. Around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes...

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