Comments on: The Produce Project http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/comment-page-1/#comment-20208 Jonathan Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:12:37 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/#comment-20208 Hey Roch, Thanks for sharing your story. That kind of lame "corporate policy" is why I started this blog. I wonder if you could change the manager's mind by telling him or her that their donation would be tax deductible, thus saving them money. Plus, it would cut down on the dumpster bill (although sometimes they pay a flat rate, instead of by weight). Yep, hypocrisy runs pretty deep in the U.S. food chain. Before you quit, see if you can get them to start a small donation program. If you found a local charity that'd come pick up food, I bet you can sway your manager. It sounds like he or she has at least somewhat of a conscience. Hey Roch,
Thanks for sharing your story. That kind of lame “corporate policy” is why I started this blog. I wonder if you could change the manager’s mind by telling him or her that their donation would be tax deductible, thus saving them money. Plus, it would cut down on the dumpster bill (although sometimes they pay a flat rate, instead of by weight).

Yep, hypocrisy runs pretty deep in the U.S. food chain. Before you quit, see if you can get them to start a small donation program. If you found a local charity that’d come pick up food, I bet you can sway your manager. It sounds like he or she has at least somewhat of a conscience.

]]> By: Roch http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/comment-page-1/#comment-20187 Roch Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:00:59 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/#comment-20187 Hey there I currently work in a produce department in a A&P grocery store and I can't seem to understand why they wouldn't donate some of the food they throw out, the store recently through out 10 full cases of bananas because they had freckles on them, they weren't even ripe enough to make bread, I approached my manager to see if I could take them and he disapproved giving a stupid line of "it's corporate policy but if it was mine you could take them". It's unbelievable the amount of food they throw out, being a chef it breaks my heart to see it. That day the store was donating/collecting proceeds to help students with there lunches I told the manager that it was hypocritical with all the food they throw out. I'm positive that any food bank would be happy to receive 10 cases of bananas for example. Anyway I'm just about ready to quit this job, I don't need it anyway,I'm only doing it to kill time and sometimes wish I'd never looked behind the curtain! Hey there I currently work in a produce department in a A&P grocery store and I can’t seem to understand why they wouldn’t donate some of the food they throw out, the store recently through out 10 full cases of bananas because they had freckles on them, they weren’t even ripe enough to make bread, I approached my manager to see if I could take them and he disapproved giving a stupid line of “it’s corporate policy but if it was mine you could take them”. It’s unbelievable the amount of food they throw out, being a chef it breaks my heart to see it. That day the store was donating/collecting proceeds to help students with there lunches I told the manager that it was hypocritical with all the food they throw out. I’m positive that any food bank would be happy to receive 10 cases of bananas for example. Anyway I’m just about ready to quit this job, I don’t need it anyway,I’m only doing it to kill time and sometimes wish I’d never looked behind the curtain!

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Jonathan Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:14:25 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/#comment-24 I hope you're hungry, Gabriel. I've posted a recap of the first day and we'll keep chugging from there. Tell all your Web friends, JB I hope you’re hungry, Gabriel. I’ve posted a recap of the first day and we’ll keep chugging from there.

Tell all your Web friends,

JB

]]> By: gabriel http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/comment-page-1/#comment-23 gabriel Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:36:28 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/15/produce-project/#comment-23 jon, this 'project' sounds interesting and should produce compelling byproducts for your budding book. i want the 411 on the produce wasted. it sounds like a recipe for disaster. there's so much dirt here that it'll surely end up in the pages of your book, but i'll eat it up anyway. dance jon,

this ‘project’ sounds interesting and should produce compelling byproducts for your budding book. i want the 411 on the produce wasted. it sounds like a recipe for disaster. there’s so much dirt here that it’ll surely end up in the pages of your book, but i’ll eat it up anyway.

dance

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