A NEW scheme will see Co-op stores in Binfield and Wokingham sell products that are past their best before date.
The food will still be safe to eat, and is part of an initiative to reduce food waste.
The products will be in a special display and priced at 20p.
At the moment, food waste is sent to special composters to produce biogas and bio-fertiliser.
Simon Eastwood, Chief Operating Officer for Retail at Southern Co-op, said customers had welcomed the bargains.
“There are a large number of products that are still good enough to eat past their ‘best before’ date – many of us are already familiar with this in our home environment so this just takes it one step further,” he said.
“The first stage in the fight against food waste is to make sure there aren’t products reaching their best before date. But if they do, we will now be reducing them to 20p to try and keep them in the food chain and improve sustainability.”
The stores taking part are in the Southern Co-op group and include Market Place in Wokingham and two stores in Binfield: Forest Road and Oakmede Place.
