[Withano]

Best before means is the date the food tastes best before
Sell by date is the date the shops are not allowed to sell the items

Things like meat have a sell by date, things like coke and chocolate have a best before date.

If anything the best before date saves people money... They sell them for discount price once they past it in some corner shops..

I can't imagine many people throw out something thats past its best before date, realise they don't have it anymore and then replace it.. Thats just dumb..