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By some estimates, up to 40 percent of all edible food goes to waste. One large restaurant chain with 1,900 locations, Darden Restaurants, is doing its part to make sure the leftovers don’t end up in a dumpster. Each of its restaurants has a program in place to donate its excess food to food banks, after school programs and charitable organizations.