Comments on: The Produce Project: Day 2 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/04/11/the-produce-project-day-2/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:32:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/04/11/the-produce-project-day-2/#comment-219 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:44:32 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/04/11/the-produce-project-day-2/#comment-219 Hey Yvette, the short answer is that I did raise the topic with my manager. As for how that went, you'll have to wait for the rest of the Produce Project posts. But it's a good reminder to get back to those. There's been so much happening in 'waste news' that I've been neglecting my tales of produce employment. As for whether it's an individual store's or the corporate headquarters' choice, the answer is yes. As long as headquarters doesn't ban the idea of donating, as Wal-Mart did recently, then it's up to each store's manager. But many times the manager will blame it on corporate and corporate will say it's up to the manager. That's a fun game to play... I can't speak for most produce managers, but the one at our store knew that there were alternatives to chucking food in the dumpster. He just wasn't gonna go out of his way to make that happen. Hey Yvette, the short answer is that I did raise the topic with my manager. As for how that went, you’ll have to wait for the rest of the Produce Project posts. But it’s a good reminder to get back to those. There’s been so much happening in ‘waste news’ that I’ve been
neglecting my tales of produce employment.

As for whether it’s an individual store’s or the corporate headquarters’ choice, the answer is yes. As long as headquarters doesn’t ban the idea of donating, as Wal-Mart did recently, then it’s up to each store’s manager. But many times the manager will blame it on corporate and corporate will say it’s up to the manager. That’s a fun game to play…

I can’t speak for most produce managers, but the one at our store knew that there were alternatives to chucking food in the dumpster. He just wasn’t gonna go out of his way to make that happen.

]]> by: Yvette http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/04/11/the-produce-project-day-2/#comment-218 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:50:33 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/04/11/the-produce-project-day-2/#comment-218 Hey, I was wondering if when you were working at this grocery store you presented any ideas about food recovery to the manager? I also wonder if this, food recovery, is something that a local grocery store can participate in as individual stores-or is it a choice that has to be made by someone at corporate head quarters? I would like to know how many people and are aware that there is an alternative to just putting food in a dumpster? Yvette Hey,
I was wondering if when you were working at this grocery store you presented any ideas about food recovery to the manager? I also wonder if this, food recovery, is something that a local grocery store can participate in as individual stores-or is it a choice that has to be made by someone at corporate head quarters?

I would like to know how many people and are aware that there is an alternative to just putting food in a dumpster?
Yvette

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