<p> Doug Rauch, Ex-President of Trader Joe’s, has thought of a new perishable foods project aimed at tackling the overwhelming problem of food waste. NPR reports that a third of the world’s food goes to waste every year. And in the U.S. alone, nearly 40% of our food gets thrown out. These eye-opening statistics take place on farms, at the grocery stores, and in our homes.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Rauch is determined to repurpose the perfectly edible produce slightly past its sell-by date that ends up in the trash. “Most of what we offer will be fruits and vegetables that have a use-by date on it that'll be several days out,” commented Rauch. His new project, Daily Table, will open early next year in Dorchester, Massachusetts and will prepare and repackage the food at deeply discounted prices.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The idea behind the project is to bring affordable nutrition to the underserved living in the inner-cities of America. Rauch suggests that the format is a hybrid between a grocery store and a restaurant, primarily taking this repackaged food, prepping it, and cooking it for what Rauch calls “speed-scratch cooking.” This is in an attempt to offer this food at prices that compete with fast food. Despite the fact that the food is past its sell date, Rauch ensures that the products are absolutely safe to eat.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “This is about trying to tackle a very large social challenge we have that is going to create a health care tsunami in cost if we don’t do something about it,” said Rauch. “I don’t regard Daily Table as the only solution – there are wonderful innovative ideas out there – but I certainly think it is part of and is an innovative approach to trying to find our way to a solution.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Will Daily Table be a success for Rauch?<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for more comments and opinions about this fascinating idea.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/21/222082247/trader-joes-ex-president-to-turn-expired-food-into-cheap-meals" target="_new"> NPR </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
