Wastage occurs throughout the production and distribution cycle, during production, during transformation, during transport, and even – notably in developed economies – after purchase by the final customer. (3^rd paragraph)

Yet Chicago is in the heart of a massive agricultural area. (8^th paragraph)

Between 50% and zero, there is plenty of scope for significantly reducing the volume of food waste worldwide simply through the use of new more efficient production methods. (6^th paragraph)

Cutting out all waste in the production and distribution of food is an impossible goal. (5^th paragraph)