The Best Food & Waste News, At Your Disposal November 2018
Hi there!
We hope that you had a relaxing Thanksgiving. While it's a few days past #GivingTuesday, we want to express our gratitude for the hunger relief organizations around the country that do phenomenal work redistributing food and combating food insecurity — day in and day out. There are too many to thank, but if you’re feeling generous, you can support some of our closest partners from coast to coast by following the links below:
It’s hard to believe that 2018 is coming to a close. With the holidays and end-of-year push fast approaching, we wanted to share some team insights on leveraging closeout sales and food donation to mitigate the financial impact of surplus inventory. Check out our new blog posts below.
Earlier this month, we were excited to announce that Art Dirik joined our team as the Vice President of Customer Success. Art brings a breadth of customer-focused experience and a passion for our mission to reduce wasted food.
Thanks for your support!
The Spoiler Alert Team
3 common beliefs that prevent food businesses from leveraging closeout sales
Product discounting can generate additional top-line revenue from surplus products, yet food businesses shy away from opportunities due to commonly-held (but not always accurate) beliefs on how the closeouts market operates. In this post, we address three such beliefs and share how investing in a thoughtful closeout strategy helps to navigate them.
To sell or donate? 4 scenarios when donation can make $ense
Food businesses have options when it comes to recovering financial value from surplus products. But in any given situation, knowing which option will garner the highest financial return is where things get less certain. Our latest post identifies four distinct scenarios when donating surplus inventory to food recovery nonprofits is a stronger financial decision than selling at a discount.
Earlier this month, we announced that Art Dirik joined team Spoiler Alert as Vice President of Customer Success. Art brings more than 25 years of customer-centric experience within the supply chain software, retail analytics, and professional services industries, and we’re thrilled to have him. If you would like to connect with Art, feel free to send him an email at art@spoileralert.com.
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