This was quite apparent back when I worked in the restaurant industry. So much gets thrown away. Especially things like soup. 50% of it was thrown away at the end of the day. Or when a plate gets sent back for some small flaw, It gets thrown away, and a new plate is made. I remember getting waffle cones for an ice cream promotion. In the meeting about the promotion they told us they expected 70-80% of the cones to break and be un-usable by the time they were shipped to us. They were so cheap to make they still made a profit after throwing so much away. If Americans ate out less we could make a huge dent in wasted food.