Seven-Eleven Japan OKs discount sales of food products

Tuesday 04th August, 06:53 AM JST

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Den Den at 11:35 AM JST - 4th August

While expired food loses it's freshness, the enhancing chemicals found in "convenient" food are still fresh.
thedeath at 11:41 AM JST - 4th August

chemicals found in "convenient" food are still fresh.

well,i guess 7/11's bento using imported food from china then.
stirfry at 11:47 AM JST - 4th August

anybody who eats "food" from a convenience store deserves whatever happens to them
isthistheend at 03:13 PM JST - 4th August

Its truly amazing, and wasteful the AMOUNTS of food they offer and throw away at the chains of 7-11 and others. The amount thrown away, through lack of immediate purchase (every 4 hours bento's replaced?) is enough to feed a large populartion of people on a daily basis. Shouldn't there be some stricter regulatory laws in place, or is it anything goes to make (or lose) a buck/100 yen?
noborito at 04:59 PM JST - 4th August

Big news. Let's have a party! Celebration all around the city. Let's let off fireworks in glory of Seven Eleven. And it only took them a month to come up with this? Wonderful management! Let's all celebrate.
regev at 05:42 PM JST - 4th August

Personally I like that wherever you go in Japan you find more or less the same price for products. The so called “free market” usually means freedom to overcharge the customer.
shufu at 08:56 PM JST - 4th August

Terrible that so much food gets wasted. Why dont the convinis do the ethical thing - instead of trying to flog the food, just donate it to the homeless or something BEFORE it expires. I cant believe they would simply throw it away as it reaches the expiration date!

How naive of me to think they might do something ... nice?