Food processors must use the tools that can help tame unruly supply chains to minimize waste and improve the bottom line
According to RTS, a company that works with waste haulers to streamline collection routes, Americans alone discard 40 million tons of food every year—more than any other country in the world. That number works out to about 219 pounds of waste per person in the U.S. But, of course, waste comes from many sources: individuals, farms/producers, processors, food service and logistics failures in the supply chain—late deliveries, temperature excursions outside safe limits, shortage of labor, etc.