Addressing food waste is a critical issue in the Food Supply Chain (FSC). Food waste can arise at every stage of the food supply chain, influenced by the actions of many different players. In distribution (wholesale and retail), quality standards significantly drive food waste at the supplier-retailer interface. A common approach employed by grocery retailers to manage perishable food is the Minimum Life on Receipt (MLOR) rule, which imposes the minimum remaining shelf life a food product must have upon delivery from the producer to the retailer. Typically, this rule is set by retailers and fixed at around 66% of the product's total shelf life.