We study the consumer response to the extension of a perishable food item’s shelf life. We develop a theoretical model that describes a utility maximizing consumer planning for an uncertain number of consumption occasions. This model permits prediction of both changes in the purchase and waste...

Reducing food waste in households can be accomplished by changing several types of behavior (e.g., meal planning, food shopping, food storage, food preparation, leftover management) and by leveraging several sources of consumer motivation (financial, environmental, norm adherence). Interventions...