Submitted by DrEverythingBAlright t3_11danyo in explainlikeimfive
Silver-Ad8136 t1_ja8srjf wrote
Reply to comment by OwnInitiative1521 in ELI5: why do grocery stores in the US keep such a large inventory? Aside from being prepared for episodic panic buying like toilet paper or bottled water, is there an economic reason to do this? How much of the food ends up going bad? by DrEverythingBAlright
They don't want to throw out 30% of their product.
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