What happens to outdated cereal, chips etc from grocers. If you have farm animals, can you get it free?
We have farm animals and feed is very expensive. Plus I’m all for recycling. Seems wasteful to fill the landfills with it.
Mac, I’m pretty sure they sell it for pennies on the dollar to gas stations, who put it on the shelf with the layer of dust ALREADY in place, forever and ever, until some unwary traveler is desperate enough to buy it. I’ve thought about it and thought about it, and I can’t see any other scenario.
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wondercarmen November 8th, 2009, 3:59 pm
they throw it out, from what i’ve been told. i recall someone saying they can’t give anything away to homeless shelters/soup kitchens because of liability issues. so sad. maybe it’s different for animals? maybe if you signed a waiver you could??? i hope you find a way around it.
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▐▀▀▼▀▀▌ ►Shiner◄ ▐▄▄▲▄▄▌ November 8th, 2009, 4:32 pm
the grocers usually give it to their own kids.
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zach November 8th, 2009, 4:49 pm
worth a try, just ask the manager
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Love is the principle thing November 8th, 2009, 5:09 pm
The restaurants and grocers waste tons and tons and tons of food every day. They go as far as to lock their dumpsters to keep people out to protect themselves from lawsuits (when someone [even animals] gets sick from anything less than perfect food). All this food goes into the landfills, there clouds of seagulls and other birds grab what they can before it is covered with dirt. There must be a revamping of a broken system. It is very sad
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Chris November 8th, 2009, 5:38 pm
Contact your local sanitation department to ask that question.
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WhachooSay November 8th, 2009, 5:59 pm
Mac, I’m pretty sure they sell it for pennies on the dollar to gas stations, who put it on the shelf with the layer of dust ALREADY in place, forever and ever, until some unwary traveler is desperate enough to buy it. I’ve thought about it and thought about it, and I can’t see any other scenario.
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oikos November 8th, 2009, 6:44 pm
There are stores that buy outdated non-perishables and sell them with a notice that almost all their stuff is out of date. What you might be able to get are the bruised produce (too damaged to sell even at a reduced price) and the trim. Breweries often have mutually-beneficial arrangements with farmers for the spent grain (sugars are gone but the protein remains). Restaurants usually have arrangements with food kitchens if they do anything with the unsold food.
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crazycats_stevens November 8th, 2009, 6:51 pm
I worked at a grocery store that did give away their outdated product to to the kitchen and needy people coming in, but then big corporate swooped in and put a stop to that. They want people buying it before it goes out of date and if they know they can wait and get it when it is outdated they wont buy. So what do they do now instead…. they throw it all away! SAD!
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rhilex1982 November 8th, 2009, 7:33 pm
go to a food outlet or surplus outlet. This is where grocery stores auction off the items they have that are outdated such as cereals, teas, anything but perishables, and these people sell them at a very low cost. Here in Pennsylvania we have a couple of stores like that. I know u could get a box of cereal for like 70 cents, or a big bag for like $1.25. So thats where I would go.
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