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FOOD SHOWN IN ON-AIR PRESENTATIONS

~Shilo~ — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:42:21 GMT

Has anyone else wondered what happens to all the "extra" food after the on-air presentations are complete?

Not to get on a "soap box" but with so many starving people..not only in the World but right in our hometowns..it would be a shame if all this extra food was just dumped in the trash..

Does anyone know if it is donated to food pantrys or given to shelters to help feed those in need?

I watch all these food presentations and there is always so much food shown and what a shame it would be if it is tossed in the trash after the shows...

HOPEFULLY this post might bring this to the attention of "those in charge"
and QVC could help provide food/dinners for those in need in their area..

Just a question...thought and suggestion..

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Karnerblue — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:51:05 GMT

No, I never wonder. I do wonder though how many times this question has been posted.

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~Shilo~ — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:53:29 GMT

Well I'm a "newbie" when it comes to "posting" so I have NO CLUE if and how many times this question has been asked and/or ever answered..

I just know that...while watching In The Kitchen With David and saw all the EXCESS food it made me think about this situation..

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Raven Skye — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:04:22 GMT

They have stated many times that the crew eats it and if there's enough left, the crew gets to take some home.

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GCR18 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:06:22 GMT

The assumption has been whatever food is still good to eat is shared with the employees. Food kitchens and such have a lot of restrictions on what they'll take.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:15:50 GMT

They can't give it away because it's not cooked according to health department standards. It also sits under hot lights for hours which can contaminated many foods. What's not eaten by the employees is destroyed. I can just see "those in need" suing QVC because the food made them sick. That's the way things are nowadays.

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NJgirl 1205 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:20:16 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
The assumption has been whatever food is still good to eat is shared with the employees. Food kitchens and such have a lot of restrictions on what they'll take.

This was my understanding.

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Annabellethecat66 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 01:25:37 GMT

I once asked Mary Beth Roe that on line. Her response was that they are very careful to know what to pick up to taste.

She said much of it has been sitting under the hot lamps and isn't worth eating.

She said if it is worth eating the crew eats it, but it isn't as much food as people think.

That was probably 4 or so years ago.

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Karnerblue — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 02:57:00 GMT

Mary, David's sidekick, stated tonight that the stage crew were lining up for their share of the meatballs that they were showing. She said "you can be sure that no food goes to waste around here."

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Sooner — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:46:58 GMT

MA:NY reasons most of this food is not consumed: First, it is simply a demonstration item and is a deductible and expense for doing the business that generates MILLIONS of dollars. The cost of this food isn't a drop in the bucket to many other production expenses to demonstrate it to you by television.

Secondly, it is coated with oils and sometimes varnish to make it shine. Many tricks are used on photographed food to make them appealingto the eye and enhance their appearance. Lettuce is sometimes colored, and tomatoes, etc. It is a painting in essence, rather than a buffet.

People are working, rushing to get things done, and most is simply dumped in the trash as it is not connsumable, and folks are at work and busiy.

Believe me, I've been around this, employees aren't standing around snacking, or bagging up stuff to take home. It is a time pressed business and they are working.

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suzyQ3 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:48:37 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
They can't give it away because it's not cooked according to health department standards. It also sits under hot lights for hours which can contaminated many foods. What's not eaten by the employees is destroyed. I can just see "those in need" suing QVC because the food made them sick. That's the way things are nowadays.

A gratuitous slam at those who are in need, a phrase around which I won't put sarcastic quotes.

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italia8140 — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 02:01:17 GMT

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
They can't give it away because it's not cooked according to health department standards. It also sits under hot lights for hours which can contaminated many foods. What's not eaten by the employees is destroyed. I can just see "those in need" suing QVC because the food made them sick. That's the way things are nowadays.
A gratuitous slam at those who are in need, a phrase around which I won't put sarcastic quotes.

Hardly, and of course you wouldn't. LOL!

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suzyQ3 — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 02:25:35 GMT

@italia8140 wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
They can't give it away because it's not cooked according to health department standards. It also sits under hot lights for hours which can contaminated many foods. What's not eaten by the employees is destroyed. I can just see "those in need" suing QVC because the food made them sick. That's the way things are nowadays.
A gratuitous slam at those who are in need, a phrase around which I won't put sarcastic quotes.

Hardly, and of course you wouldn't. LOL!

I wouldn't what? I don't understand your post. Can you explain, please?

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humpty dumpty — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:49:19 GMT

I have reached the point where I no longer watch food shows ... so much waste ... I have seen the demos of food choppers where the food chopped is pushed directly off the table into a garbage can ... and with a demo almost every hour if it is a TSV, that makes for a lot of waste ...

And I could never understand why there is a full table of prepared foods to sell a cookbook ...

Don't know why these things bother me, but they do ......

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circles — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:03:39 GMT

I remember years ago...and I have posted this before....Bob Bowersox got very very ill with food poisoning from eating some of that food when he was the man in the kitchen...he was gone for a long time....

As another poster said much of the food is unedible because it sits out too long....and they have to show the food so consumers see what it looks like....or in the case of a cookbook....to see the recipes they can make...

I worked as a cashier and the market was not allowed to donate the day old items to food banks for reasons given....

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Spurt — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 23:58:07 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
MA:NY reasons most of this food is not consumed: First, it is simply a demonstration item and is a deductible and expense for doing the business that generates MILLIONS of dollars. The cost of this food isn't a drop in the bucket to many other production expenses to demonstrate it to you by television.

Secondly, it is coated with oils and sometimes varnish to make it shine. Many tricks are used on photographed food to make them appealingto the eye and enhance their appearance. Lettuce is sometimes colored, and tomatoes, etc. It is a painting in essence, rather than a buffet.

People are working, rushing to get things done, and most is simply dumped in the trash as it is not connsumable, and folks are at work and busiy.

Believe me, I've been around this, employees aren't standing around snacking, or bagging up stuff to take home. It is a time pressed business and they are working.

@Sooner I remember a food contest (don't remember the cable channel) that dealt with "food styling" and the tricks they used to make food look better in commercials and magazine photos---like adding shaving cream to mashed potatoes to make them fluffier and such....pretty interesting.......

http://mentalfloss.com/article/30195/11-ways-advertisers-make-food-look-delicious