FIFO

FIFO

adj., adv. See “FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT,” below.

First-In, First-Out

First-In, First-Out

adj., adv. The ideal of 100% effective STOCK ROTATION, and in the GROCERY universe, A Very Good Thing, because the oldest (First-In) ITEMS get selected before (First-Out) any newer stock that presumably has more distant EXPIRATION DATES. See also ROTATE. Compare LIFO (LAST-IN, FIRST-OUT).