Waste of organic and conventional meat and dairy products—A case study from Swedish retail

摘要: Abstract Many retailers take initiatives to reduce food waste, which can lead enhanced sustainability, including reduced environmental impacts and cost savings. Another common strategy in retail management is increase the range of organic products. This study examined if products have a higher level thereby risk counteract ambitions behind offering these The also what degree differences waste could be explained by turnover, shelf-life wholesale pack size. In study, six Swedish supermarkets provided data on all articles sold or wasted deli, meat, dairy cheese departments during 2010 2011. 24 were compared their conventional counterparts; 22 had levels (from 1.5 29 times higher). Differences wastage across departments; four departments, as group percentage at departments. There was negative correlation between total mass product waste. Also, longer associated with decreased but only for low turnover. systematic problem – particularly other turnover may mitigated increasing stocking decreasing ordered volume (e.g. through sizes).