B
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20%
20% -- milk waste share of purchases for UK cafés (2025)
Cafés waste between 20% and 25% of all milk purchased.
- Reported as a range of 20% to 25%
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Value
20%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
ezeepos.co.uk
Primary
Tier B
https://ezeepos.co.uk/streamline-cafe-inventory-boost-efficiency-and-cut-waste/ ↗
Source Article
Streamline café inventory: boost efficiency and cut waste
TL;DR:
- Cafe waste costs UK industry billions annually, with 61% being avoidable.
- Proper inventory management, routines, and data tracking significantly reduce waste and boost profits.
- Continuous review and simple systems ensure sustainable, effective inventory control.
Running a café in the UK…
Original Research
ezeepos.co.uk
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Methodology
Range 20-25%; midpoint used
Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
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UK cafés: 20% milk waste share of purchases. Source: ezeepos.co.uk (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cafe-milk-waste-purchases
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cafe-milk-waste-purchases" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20%</strong> -- milk waste share of purchases for UK cafés<br><small>Source: ezeepos.co.uk (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cafe-milk-waste-purchases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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