What happens to unsold food at H-E-B? Here’s where it goes

H-E-B’s produce section, pictured in a store in Austin, Texas.

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No store does more than H-E-B — but where does the unused food go? That’s the question we had for surplus products crafted by Texas’ homegrown grocery chain — particularly as the Lone Star State is home to the highest food insecurity population in America, with 19.4% of Texans classified as food insecure, according to Feeding Texas’ 2026 data analysis…

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