Demand for "imperfect produce" — fruits and vegetables that don't meet conventional appearance standards — is surging in Korea amid high inflation and a growing trend toward practical consumption.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a cool way to avoid wasting food. Imperfect Produce buys slightly damaged produce from Illinois farms, then offers it at a discount. Imperfect's Quality Control Manager Nathan ...
"That's what we call an imperfect piece of fruit," owner and operator Kim Jones said as he showed CBS News a larger, almost pear-shaped satsuma that would be rejected by grocery stores. The farm ...
In the quest for visual perfection, American grocery stores have historically rejected billions of pounds of produce simply because it looked different. Apples with spots, carrots with twists, and ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Meijer has found a perfectly-imperfect fit for customers interested in reducing food waste and sacrificing aesthetics for savings. Meijer now offers ...
One-fifth of the trash in our landfills is wasted food. But better understanding of how our food system works is starting to make a dent in how much we throw away. We’re leaving so much food on farms ...
Monticello, Florida — Not every satsuma mandarin grown at Florida Georgia Citrus — a family farm in Monticello, Florida — is the orange of a grocery store's eye. "That's what we call an imperfect ...