Dunkin’ employee reveals what happens to all those uneaten donuts at the end of the day.

Robert59

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Robert59 said:
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the unsold and unconsumed food at Dunkin’ at the end of the day?

Sadly, the company doesn’t donate the food or even give it away to customers. Rather, according to one employee, it actually instructs its workers to throw everything away.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dunkin-employee-reveals-happens-those-170744875.html
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Not surprising or an isolated thing. I watched walmart fill dumpsters with unsold produce, meat, and any other food that had reached it's "sold by date". One should note that "sold by" is not an expiration date. :(
 
This country wastes so much of everything. And now they are crying about climate change. The forests are burning, homes in cities are burning and it's just too hot to go outside. It's a big problem, there is a lot of talk in the media. The trouble with climate change is that the solution to the problem is not easy to fix.

Oh ya! You can build all the wind farms that you want but there are days when there is no wind. Electric cars, expensive, are nice but they are expensive to buy and you have to pay for the hydro. There is an over-population of people on this planet and the struggles for food, clean water and accommodation will just get worse and worse. Sorry, if you think there is an easy fix to this problem; there isn't!
 

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Packerjohn said:
This country wastes so much of everything. And now they are crying about climate change. The forests are burning, homes in cities are burning and it's just too hot to go outside. It's a big problem, there is a lot of talk in the media. The trouble with climate change is that the solution to the problem is not easy to fix.

Oh ya! You can build all the wind farms that you want but there are days when there is no wind. Electric cars, expensive, are nice but they are expensive to buy and you have to pay for the hydro. There is an over-population of people on this planet and the struggles for food, clean water and accommodation will just get worse and worse. Sorry, if you think there is an easy fix to this problem; there isn't!
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Lol, this thread is about uneaten donuts, yet your response is so far 'off topic' that perhaps you meant to start a "crying about climate change" thread? :ROFLMAO:
 
I'm surprised that there aren't lines of homeless waiting near the dumpsters at the restaurants closing times. The restaurants probably throw enough good food away, at night, to feed thousands. It seems that there should be ways for this food to be sent to local food banks, or shelters, instead of just tossing it.
 
I think Kroger donates its aging food, but I'm not sure if that applies to all the Kroger stores or just some. Probably they would need a local food donation organization available to partner with.
But donuts, ugh, I think the people would be much healthier not eating old donuts.
 
Don M. said:
I'm surprised that there aren't lines of homeless waiting near the dumpsters at the restaurants closing times. The restaurants probably throw enough good food away, at night, to feed thousands. It seems that there should be ways for this food to be sent to local food banks, or shelters, instead of just tossing it.
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I don't want to guess and be mistaken about which place it was- a doughnut shop, convenience store, or fast-food place- but a couple of years ago it was in the news that some local place decided to donate its extra stuff to homeless shelters.
 
DON’T WASTE, DONATE - ENHANCING FOOD DONATIONS THROUGH FEDERAL POLICY March 2017

>> https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Dont-Waste-Donate_-March-2017.pdf

"Shortcomings and Recommendations for Improving Food Safety Guidance for Food Donations

Together, the FDA Food Code and the Comprehensive Resource have the potential to be powerful tools to facilitate food donation. However, currently the FDA Food Code, which is the food safety resource most influential to state and local governments, does not reference food donation. Additionally, the Comprehensive Resource is not widely circulated and is not updated frequently enough.

Federal food safety resources influential to state and local regulations do not reference food donation
The FDA Food Code significantly impacts state and local food safety regulations; however, because it does not include any instructions or guidance regarding food donations, state and local food safety regulations generally do not include specific language addressing food recovery. By contrast, the Comprehensive Resource contains information that would be useful to a number of parties invested in food recovery, but it has relatively little practical effect as a standalone document. The lack of clear guidance around food safety for food donations hinders potential food donors from finding information about how to safely donate food. Even more importantly, it impacts the decisions of state and local food safety regulators and health inspectors.

Due to the lack of federal guidance about how food donations can be made safely, state food safety regulators may be hesitant to allow food donations. Further, in some states, local health departments are charged with interpreting and enforcing state regulations, and may also implement stricter local requirements. As a result, food donors and food recovery organizations may not be able to get clear guidance on what food safety regulations cover their donations, or may be subject to multiple, inconsistent sets of food safety regulations, particularly if these organizations operate in multiple jurisdictions. Clear guidance on food donations in the FDA Food Code would position state regulators and state and local health inspectors to regulate food donation more consistently, and such guidance could help ensure that donors are knowledgeable about how to safely donate food."

Bella ✌️
 
Don M. said:
I'm surprised that there aren't lines of homeless waiting near the dumpsters at the restaurants closing times. The restaurants probably throw enough good food away, at night, to feed thousands. It seems that there should be ways for this food to be sent to local food banks, or shelters, instead of just tossing it.
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I think they call it dumpster diving in NYC.
 
Don M. said:
I'm surprised that there aren't lines of homeless waiting near the dumpsters at the restaurants closing times. The restaurants probably throw enough good food away, at night, to feed thousands. It seems that there should be ways for this food to be sent to local food banks, or shelters, instead of just tossing it.
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There used to be, but suddenly there was a law; it became illegal for any food business to give away leftover or perishable food. I used to hand out pizzas and spaghetti from the back door of a restaurant I managed. The shop owner had no problem with that until he was advised that he'd lose his business license if his employees violated this new law against donating food to the poor and homeless.

This was in the late 80s, if I remember right.
 
There was a pizza shop in our university neighborhood that used to pile unsold slices into pizza boxes and set them out near the dumpsters at closing time.

The homeless folks in the area quickly became accustomed to this arrangement and all was well until neighboring businesses complained about the homeless folks congregating in the shadowy parking areas.

The pizza shop stopped the practice and began tossing the leftovers into the dumpster.

It would be great if all businesses were able to donate leftovers, but even that has a cost associated with it that increases a small business owner's overhead.

“kindness brings its own punishment” - Marie Belloc Lowndes
 
squatting dog said:
Not surprising or an isolated thing. I watched walmart fill dumpsters with unsold produce, meat, and any other food that had reached it's "sold by date". One should note that "sold by" is not an expiration date. :(
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Here, Walmart donates to food banks. So did Panera Bread and Aldi. I have no idea if all three places are still doing it now, though.

The produce at the food banks is usually not so great. The times I helped, I refused to put out substandard veggies, like moldy strawberries and green beans that were more spotted brown than they were green.

Just taking moldy berries out isn't enough, because the mold spores move on to the other berries before the human eye can actually see them.
 
Nathan said:
Lol, this thread is about uneaten donuts, yet your response is so far 'off topic' that perhaps you meant to start a "crying about climate change" thread? :ROFLMAO:
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I think it's the bottom of a much bigger problem. Just watch one of the many dumpster diver channels on YouTube. From grocery, retail, apartment complex dumpsters. The waste is astronomical. All those things took energy to make and stores will slash and spray paint something so someone else can't use it.

We pass laws for all kinds of things, a law could be submitted for frivolous lawsuits and zero liability for retailers. Perhaps. I don't know. I'm not an expert but something needs to change.
 

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