# Flashfood Pilot Lets Bananas Try Again At 60% Off

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- Canonical URL: https://thedailysku.com/2026/11/01/flashfood-pilot-lets-bananas-try-again-at-60-percent-off/
- Section: CPG
- Edition: Sunday, November 1, 2026 (No. 12)
- Published: 2026-11-01T06:50:00-05:00
- Modified: 2026-11-01T06:50:00-05:00
- Byline: Celeste Abernathy, CPG & Brands Reporter (fictional satirical character)
- Genre: Satire

*Lowes Foods is testing Flashfood at five South Carolina stores. The bananas have been given a second chance.*

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Lowes Foods is piloting Flashfood at five stores in the Columbia area, selling food nearing its best-by date at up to 60% off, Progressive Grocer reported. Flashfood works with more than 2,000 supermarkets.

"These bananas were on their way out," said Grady Pope, a fictional produce clerk. "Now they are on an app. They have a photo. They have a price. They have never been so confident."

Pope said one bunch sold in four minutes. "It was speckled," he said. "It did not apologize."

## The Real Story (factual)

Progressive Grocer reported in late October 2026 that Lowes Foods launched a pilot of Flashfood at five stores in the Columbia, South Carolina, area, letting shoppers buy groceries nearing their best-by dates at discounts of up to 60%. Flashfood works with more than 2,000 supermarkets, according to the report.

Lowes Foods launched a Flashfood pilot at five stores in the Columbia, S.C., area, offering near-date groceries at up to 60% off.

### Sources

- [Lowes Foods Launches 5-Store Flashfood Pilot](https://progressivegrocer.com/lowes-foods-launches-5-store-flashfood-pilot), Progressive Grocer

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