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Changing Food Industry Means Less for Charitable Pantries

Published December 19, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

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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