This is actually pretty typical in the corporate world. Decisions are made at a high level and their implementation is fuzzy on the details.
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This is actually pretty typical in the corporate world. Decisions are made at a high level and their implementation is fuzzy on the details.
Jdarg, let's become "contractors" so we can we buy the bags of stuff for $1 and sell them at the Seaside Community Yard Sale! 
I'm not surprised. Many large grocery store chains do a similar thing with food that is past it's prime. Rather than giving it to food shelters, they will destroy it. Not only grocery stores, but fast food chains do the same thing. Rather than giving leftovers away to employees or food banks, they are instructed to trash it. They don't want to risk lawsuit from food poisoning and they don't want employees always cooking too much, which would decrease profits.
Side note: Publix supplies Caring and Sharing Of Walton County with bread to resell at very low prices. I assume it is a bit past its prime. Bread goes stale quickly but poses little health risk for quite awhile I suppose. Toast it, steam it, etc. and it is good.
I used to have a job where we got bread and baked goods donated from Publix, Fresh Market, and Panera for our clients' use. There's a serveral day gap on most items between when they're just not fresh enough anymore to be sold at a premium price and when they've gone from stale to moldy. Our clients loved having that bit of variety in their diets. (Some of what we got was the really good stuff)
But store guidelines are that you don't donate produce or especially meat since the spoilage issue isn't nearly as forgiving as with baked goods, and health department concerns about whether meat would be kept at a health department-determined safe temperature once it left their store.
But store guidelines are that you don't donate produce or especially meat since the spoilage issue isn't nearly as forgiving as with baked goods, and health department concerns about whether meat would be kept at a health department-determined safe temperature once it left their store.
You are correct but unless they have changed their policy since my wife volunteered there, they don't charge anything for baked goods. You may make a donation if you wish but you don't have to do so to obtain the baked goods.
It's ridiculous how much is wasted and for no good reason. Wasn't somone posting a while back about how they can't even get old veggies etc. from the groceries to feed LIVESTOCK or for compost because of the paranoia about lawsuits if a human got sick?
Speaking of waist. I thought I would post this for sowal to see. This is the type of thing exactly that some people in this area are so frustrated about.
H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods
H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods - Fashion + Beauty on Shine
H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods
H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods - Fashion + Beauty on Shine
Skunky,
Where's GEO he was looking for a good argument in another thread. I shall direct him here
