As a result, consumers
said bulk items were less likely than packaged items to be thrown away, which results in less food waste.
Not exact matches
In a call with the media, Wal - Mart executives
said super centres are getting bigger purchases on each trip from people stocking up on
bulk items, but traffic has been weaker, particularly in the bottom performing 10 per cent of its stores.
It is often cheaper to buy
items — such as paper towels or pet food — in
bulk,
says One Good Thing.
CEO Justin Rolls, 33, would not provide detailed financial information but
says the company is making it work through economical cooking from scratch, buying high - quality
items in
bulk, boosting sales through tastier food and factoring in slimmer profits as part of the business plan.
«During a routine baggage screening, five sacks were sighted unattended and without tags containing fresh
bulk items suspected to be money,» the anti-graft agency
said in a statement.
She writes about her family's trash - free grocery routine in
saying, «I now go to the grocery store armed with reusable totes,
bulk bags, and a large container or two for meat and bakery
items.
In a 2012 study of college students, participants
said they'd rather buy less expensive produce in
bulk versus higher priced
items in more convenient packages, even if it means they'd end up throwing some of it away.
We work with certain vendors to be able to lock in orders for
bulk items,»
says Brad Kriser, founder and CEO.
Many health food stores are implementing this system for the
items in the
bulk section, so you can
say goodbye to hundreds of pounds of extraneous packaging (glass, metal, paper and plastic) right away.
You'll likely get a better
bulk value, as well as quality for comparable
items, he
says.