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Changing Food Industry Means Less for Charitable Pantries A more efficient food industry -- producing fewer dented cans with missing labels -- signals bad news for community pantries. Food banks find it harder to fill their pantry shelves. Hillary Wicai reports from member station KWMU.

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Changing Food Industry Means Less for Charitable Pantries

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A more efficient food industry — producing fewer dented cans with missing labels — signals bad news for community pantries. Food banks find it harder to fill their pantry shelves. Hillary Wicai reports from member station KWMU.