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Richmond Hill teen cuts food waste by selling ‘short-dated’ snacks to consumers who care about the planet

Brighton Ng is from Hong Kong, where a company called GreenPrice sells mostly packaged food close to its best before date (BBD) for 30 to 70 per cent off. He wondered if he could do the same thing in Canada with “short-dated” food — and it turns out he can.
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Where others see packaged snacks ready to be thrown away, Brighton Ng sees opportunity. And why not? That kind of thinking could help save the planet. “We offer a way to fight food waste while enjoying premium snacks,” says Brighton, a 15-year-old Thornhill Secondary School student.

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