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Warenwälzung means in the commercial environment, preferable products with an earlier proceeding before date ( BBD ) on display in front of fresher products.

Example: " The MHD of a yogurt expires on November 18. Another yogurt the same brand is already starting on November 11. Thus, the latter is preferable yogurt in front of the first. "

The term Warenwälzung plays especially in supermarkets and discount stores play an important role and is particularly the granting of goods and the Abschachteln, removing empty and the summary half-empty cargo container to note.

Particularly important is the Warenwälzung in fruit and vegetable departments, since these products can spoil very quickly and do not always have a MHD. Goods which are damaged or corrupted is is cleared regularly.

Also important is the Warenwälzung in cold stored products such as milk and dairy products, fresh meat or poultry meat. Here, the rolling is done directly in the Verräumung.

Frozen foods and canned goods are, however, rarely rolled.

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