36 | 5 Ways to Recoup Near-Expired Food & Beverage Products

06/11/24 • 11 min

Food and beverage manufacturers are often faced with figuring out what to do with product that is near-expired in terms of its “sell by,” “use by,” or “best by” date. These dates prevent them from being able to sell through traditional customer channels and they must find new ways to salvage not only the product but the potential revenue. In this episode, Teddy and Jesse dish out 5 strategies CPG brands can use to recoup near-expired food & beverage products and minimize your losses. Full blog on this topic: https://ziplinelogistics.com/blog/near-expired/ Subscribe to Zipline’s Retail Resources Newsletter: https://ziplinelogistics.com/enews/ Keep up with [...]

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