One-third of the world's food is said to be wasted without being eaten. In the United States, more food is wasted, accounting for about 40% of all food.

To solve this problem, Dough Rauch, a former president of US luxury supermarket Trader Joe's, has launched a project to open a supermarket that sells edible, slightly overdue foods. It was. Reported by the US public radio station NPR.


Rauch will open a new supermarket, Daily Table, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in early 2014, the media reported. According to the Daily Table, products that have expired at other supermarkets will be sold at surprisingly low prices. Rauch describes the project as follows:

"Daily Table is an attempt to deliver cheap food to low-income earners. We aim to achieve this by effectively utilizing 40% of wasteful food. [[ Omitted ]] Products are out of sale. Most of the products are those that retailers have given up on sale. In addition, there are no problems with food, but there are also agricultural products that are discarded by agricultural producers because they look bad or the season has passed. We bring these things into the retail environment as low-cost foods. "

But how long will the Daily Table food last after purchase? Even if there is no problem at the time of purchase, will it be damaged soon afterwards? Rauch says the number of days it takes for quality to deteriorate depends on the food and needs to be understood by consumers.

"If you put bread in the fridge, it will last for a few weeks after the sales deadline. Even if it's milk, it's okay for a few days. But frankly, how many days it will last is in the fridge. It depends on the set temperature of

Rauch states that the Daily Table is not the only solution to the food waste problem. There may be other better ideas. But the Daily Table sees it as one of the innovative approaches to problem solving.

The store will also have a restaurant. Expired items will be used as ingredients for the dishes offered at this restaurant. Rauch explains:

"By using ingredients that have expired, we can offer food at prices that are competitive with fast food restaurants."

The "Sell By date" in the United States is the last day when a product can be sold in stores, and is set before the "Expiration Date" when the quality of the product deteriorates. ..