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To Cut Waste, U.K. Grocery Chain Will Sell Products Past 'Best Before' Dates

The company hopes to sell consumers on the idea, launching a marketing campaign with slogans such as "Don't be a binner, have it for dinner!" and "It's not nice to get dumped."
An English grocery chain says it is now selling products up to a month past their "Best By" dates in an effort to reduce food waste.

When we're grocery shopping, most of us don't seek out foods that have passed their "Best Before" dates. But a chain of grocery stores in England is asking consumers to do just that.

In an effort to reduce food waste, the East of England Co-op it is now selling items that are up to a month past their "Best

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