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		nitwit005 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are rice prices still high? You'd need perfect forecasting to not waste food. Order exactly enough food, and serve each customer exactly what they'd eat.

dietr1ch 3 months ago [–]

It's not about forecasting, but about being able to give food away instead of dumping it because "lost profits" and idiotic lawsuits on free food.

nitwit005 3 months ago | [–]

You skipped over the other part of what I wrote. The uneaten food that people leave on their plates is often more significant.

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