Food waste: Aldi to ditch 'best before' dates on 60 fruit and veg products

Michael Holder
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Food waste: Aldi to ditch 'best before' dates on 60 fruit and veg products

Aldi joins flurry of UK supermarkets removing ‘best before’ dates including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Waitrose and M&S

The flurry of supermarkets ditching 'best before' dates in order to help cut down food waste continues apace, with Aldi today becoming the latest retailer to commit to ending the practice across 60 of...

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