The Best Før supermarket in Oslo, established in 2016 by supermarket chain bin, is the first in the city to sell discounted food that would be discarded by other shops and suppliers. The bestfør.no platform lets supermarkets use a digital record of sell-by dates in order to identify food close to its limit. This enables them to lower the price of the items or alert charities that produce will be available. Norway has committed to reducing waste by 15% by 2020, compared with 2015 levels. This figure rises to 30% and 50% reductions by 2025 and 2030 respectively.
The Best Før supermarket in Oslo, established in 2016 by supermarket chain Lentusgruppen, is the first in the city to sell discounted food that would be discarded by other shops and suppliers. The bestfør.no platform lets supermarkets use a digital record of sell-by dates in order to identify food close to its limit. This enables them to lower the price of the items or alert charities that produce will be available. Norway has committed to reducing waste by 15% by 2020, compared with 2015 levels. This figure rises to 30% and 50% reductions by 2025 and 2030 respectively.