what they do to the unsold food ??

[kensington]

I used to own a food franchise and end of the day I'll drive over to the local soup kitchen and dumped those "extras" there. Sometimes, I'll even topped up the soup kitchen with extra bags of sausages and chips if my delivery was smaller than usual. I don't get paid for all that and had to spend extra money on top but the satisfaction of knowing that some less fortunate souls will benefit from such little gestures is gratifying enough.

Charity begins at home so starts with those closest to you.
Be caring and giving, life itself will be caring back to you.

 

[Ramseth]

I used to own a food franchise and end of the day I'll drive over to the local soup kitchen and dumped those "extras" there. Sometimes, I'll even topped up the soup kitchen with extra bags of sausages and chips if my delivery was smaller than usual. I don't get paid for all that and had to spend extra money on top but the satisfaction of knowing that some less fortunate souls will benefit from such little gestures is gratifying enough.

Charity begins at home so starts with those closest to you.
Be caring and giving, life itself will be caring back to you.

That's very nice of you. That's action with your own means and time at your own cost, not just sitting there and accuse others of wasting food as if it's so simple to donate. A small charity needing wouldn't be even able to afford collecting it. Buy a van and hire a driver? That'd cost more than simply just using the cash donation received to buy food.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

few days ago, I passed by a BreadTalk outlet at about 10.30pm... was very surprised to see the staff taking the unsold buns/cakes and put into a thrash bag !!

just curious , do they throw away ??

I definetely see the staff put (or rather throw) all into a black colour thrash bag. Isn't it a waste ??

You want to eat those unsold bread?

 

[scroobal]

In the old days providing unconsumed perishables to welfare homes and the needy were common. It resulted in a few cases of food poisoning. Welfare homes now cannot accept such food unless an organisation that donates or distributes meets certain standards to ensure that no one is hurt. That requires a lot of overhead. For food outlets who donate food there is the issue of liability. So the welfare homes and food outlets who donate food require assurance.

Even the charity that distributes food chose plain bread and now they are also a Pte Ltd company to avoid liability.

Most food outlets around the world offer discounts during the last 2 hours of business. In the west if you pop into the supermarket you will realise that the bulk who buy at that hour are not well do. So in a way it works out.

 

[singveld]

If I remember correctly, there was once an Ang Mo Lady in SG that went around to these places to collect unsold bread and then distributed it to the needy.

Wonder if she is still in SG or even still alive. These are the kinds of FT we need.

maybe she is in prison, cause if one of the bread she took was bad, and given to the poor, the poor get sick and die, she go to prison, did he hear that in usa, the poor will sue the donater for giving unsafe thing and get much more in settlements.

 

[Varuna]

I used to own a food franchise and end of the day I'll drive over to the local soup kitchen and dumped those "extras" there. Sometimes, I'll even topped up the soup kitchen with extra bags of sausages and chips if my delivery was smaller than usual. I don't get paid for all that and had to spend extra money on top but the satisfaction of knowing that some less fortunate souls will benefit from such little gestures is gratifying enough.

Charity begins at home so starts with those closest to you.
Be caring and giving, life itself will be caring back to you.

Good work! Doing charity is usually self-motivated and comes from within. In a way it helps one cultivate inner virtues of compassion and loving-kindness. Individual small effort sometimes may appear like an insignificant tiny drop to many of us but to the receiver it could mean a great difference between life and death.

 

[middaydog]

maybe she is in prison,

read sinren67's post on the 1st page

 

[myo539]

They can always donate such makan to the orphanages, old folks home etc. Residents there would be more appreciative. Yes, you are right - no $ to be made from such a gesture. Worse, must spend money to deliver the leftovers.

Actually no need cost involved. Many kind Sporeans are willing to volunteer to deliver them to these institutions.

 

[Received_by_Kings]

what they do to the unsold food ??

few days ago, I passed by a BreadTalk outlet at about 10.30pm... was very surprised to see the staff taking the unsold buns/cakes and put into a thrash bag !!

just curious , do they throw away ??

I definetely see the staff put (or rather throw) all into a black colour thrash bag. Isn't it a waste ??

Yup they should feed you.

 

[singveld]

read sinren67's post on the 1st page

no no i was just joking

 

[coolguy]

How about those lefover HDB flats that nobody wants.
will MBT donate them away free?

 

[myfoot123]

Sometime the more branches you have the more it becomes a hassle & cost to consolidate all unsold foods from different places and distribute them to different charities. If the owner do not have a strong heart to help the poor, he will just dump the food to save on transport or administrative costs. Such employer attitude is more likely to happen in Singapore than anywhere in the world.

 

[wahlaneh]

few days ago, I passed by a BreadTalk outlet at about 10.30pm... was very surprised to see the staff taking the unsold buns/cakes and put into a thrash bag !!

just curious , do they throw away ??

I definetely see the staff put (or rather throw) all into a black colour thrash bag. Isn't it a waste ??

wahlaneh...
heard some nursing homes get free leftovers for their elderly residents leh.
true or false?

 

[Forvendet]

Nursing home residents shouldn't be fed leftovers deemed unfit for sale. :(

 

[wahlaneh]

Nursing home residents shouldn't be fed leftovers deemed unfit for sale. :(

wahlaneh...
but if keep feeding them with fresh rations how to cover losses?
next time u visit a nursing home think about those leftovers ok?

 

[Forvendet]

wahlaneh...
but if keep feeding them with fresh rations how to cover losses?
next time u visit a nursing home think about those leftovers ok?

Nursing homes are not refugee camps for beggars. Monthly rates are above a thousand dollar per month. Donations are welcome of course, to help offset some higher costs and to provide better services and facilities, not for people to dump their leftovers so that they feel better not wasting food. Giving away something that's not of value to you is not donation.

 

[wahlaneh]

Nursing homes are not refugee camps for beggars. Monthly rates are above a thousand dollar per month. Donations are welcome of course, to help offset some higher costs and to provide better services and facilities, not for people to dump their leftovers so that they feel better not wasting food. Giving away something that's not of value to you is not donation.

wahlaneh...
well said! points taken!