With less food on grocery store shelves, it is vital to reduce food waste. Damaged cans and expired food lead to thousands of products not being sold. This applies especially to dairy products like yogurt. A way to reduce food waste is food rotation where the latest buy date is near the front and productsContinue reading “Food rotation and expired food”
Category Archives: Food labeling
How to reduce food from expiring
Finding the expiration date on a package is hard depending on the. It requires holding the package like a Rubik’s cube staring at every side to locate the date. The date can also be too small to read and not understanding when it comes to what is the date. Consumers end up discarding 30 percentContinue reading “How to reduce food from expiring”
Handling leftover food
After an event or a party there is a chance that there is going to be food that was not eaten. What to do with all that food? One option is for the event or party host to keep it to reheat and eat. How long will the food last and what will be doneContinue reading “Handling leftover food”
Food rotation and its benefits
Stocking cans on shelves the consumer could look for an expiration date. Whether you’re an accountant or a stock clerk the method of rotating is called FIFO: first in first out. In other words food with the latest expiration date needs to be on the back of the shelf and the food with the dateContinue reading “Food rotation and its benefits”
Reducing plastic and food waste
These are two things that would help the bottom line at supermarkets, especially when margins are slim and food prices lead to shrinking packages. Food waste could be reduced with smart refrigerators where to scan expiration dates. Although food waste may not be a pressing issue when a refrigerator is full of food, however improvingContinue reading “Reducing plastic and food waste”
Putting food on bookshelves and books in refrigerators
A new year prompts humans to take on new actions like getting in shape, learning a new skill, and so on, Sometimes it may be to clean out a refridgerator. It is easy to have things sit in a refrigerator if it is not in the way or not able to find. Consumers who buyContinue reading “Putting food on bookshelves and books in refrigerators”
Computerized potato chips
The invention of integrated circuit was a historic moment in the age of technology. Known as the monolithic idea the inventor, Jack Kilby, and engineer who eventual winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for his invention in 1958 paved the road for technology today. A road that is endless for innovation. These tinyContinue reading “Computerized potato chips”
Reverse innovation: slow food restaurants and delivering groceries to supermarkets
Fast food restaurants provide three things: food served fast, convenience, and affordable price. Fast food restaurants rely on volume and effective marketing. Fast food could translate into eating faster. So fast that the part of the brain that is activated the hypothalamus lets us know if we are hungry, or at least think we areContinue reading “Reverse innovation: slow food restaurants and delivering groceries to supermarkets”
Food packaging
When you walk into a supermarket and walk up in down aisles items are in packages. Packages of all types: plastic in all types of recyclable labels. Glass for jars and bottles. Cardboard for cereal and food. Steel cans for beans and canned meats. Aluminum for soda and pans to cook meals. Paper as wellContinue reading “Food packaging”
Brandsformation and the story of Gulden’s Spicy Brown Mustard container
Gulden’s Spicy Brown Mustard changed their mustard container in 2019. Not the mustard. The first container kept the clear plastic and the label was positioned as a fat free food. It looked good that included the image of the medal from the American Institute in 1862. The second container went through a ‘Brandsformation’ that is,Continue reading “Brandsformation and the story of Gulden’s Spicy Brown Mustard container”
Grocer On a Mission 