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Copenhagen charity sells surplus food to cut waste

Selling expired food in Denmark is legal if it is clearly advertised and there is no danger to eating it

Published Mon, Nov 28, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Copenhagen

    IT may be past its sell-by date, but for many Danes it's a tasty proposition: A supermarket in Copenhagen selling surplus food has proved to be so popular it recently opened a second store.

    After launching in the gritty inner city district of Amager earlier this year, the "Wefood" project earlier this month drew a long queue as it opened a second branch in Norrebro, a trendy neighbourhood popular with left-leaning academics and immigrants. Hipsters rubbed shoulders with working class mums as a cooking school founded by Claus Meyer - a co-founder of Copenhagen's celebrated Noma restaurant - handed out cauliflower soup and bread made from surplus ingredients.

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