How Much Food Do Our Supermarkets Throw Away?

Supermarkets in Britain make huge profits, underpay farmers, exploit their own staff and cause a lot of harm to consumers and retailers.

The UK supermarket sector is increasingly dominated by a few giant firms. The companies TESCO, ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons affect people’s livelihoods, what they eat and how they consume. Countries in the developing world provide cheap produce for British supermarket shelves. Supermarkets can benefit from poor economic conditions by buying cheaply and selling at low margins. While hunger and poverty are rife in Britain, where a growing number of people are increasingly dependent on food banks, supermarket chains have done very little to address the issue of food waste.