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In response to "Have we discussed here why this food isn't shipped directly to homeless shelters? or food banks? or what? " by Dr.Vermin

damn those anti-homeless lobbyists! ;-)

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Aug 21 '12, 14:37

Earlier today we discussed how Wegmans donates nearly 15 million pounds of food to homeless shelters every year.

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but, they don't say how much they toss. did you notice? -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 14:40 2
- That's a good point. My stance was that the pressure to run lean would prevent a lot of waste, but ... - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:42 1
  - I get that there is pressure, and that they have software, but this other article says produce gets wasted. - loosilu Aug 21, 14:44
IM: ah, good for them. Whatever that is. :) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 21, 14:38 4
- ... and in the same conversation I pointed out how Walmart has data farms dedicated to predictive demand analysis to avoid waste -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:39 3
  - and in this article, it says Walmart has a terrible record when it comes to throwing away edible food. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 21, 14:50 2
    - our local Walmart gives a huge amount to our local food bank -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 14:56
    - yay evidence :) - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:52

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