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petey0711 — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 18:12:42 GMT

I watch QVC a lot and I was wondering what happens to all the food that is cut up and used for demos. To me it seems like a BIG waste of good food when their are so many hungry people in our community. This morning they cut up a piece of ham into stripes with sissors and put it in the garbage bowl. That doesn't seem right.

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RedTop — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:09:45 GMT

@petey0711

You have noticed and commented on the same thing 95% of new forum members take from watching food demos. Everyone is shocked by what they view as waste.

Yes, I'm sure there is a lot of waste, but the crew likely consumes the majority of what is edible, since not everything on display is touched by the hosts hands.

Each company trying to sell food on TV has an advertising budget, and know they have to waste food to sell food. By now they know, and have communicated to their sales rep, the amount of food to display during on air presentations. The cost of the wasted food is figured into the price we pay, and the company still comes out ahead.

Even in light of the food insecurity in this country, health department regulations alone would prevent the food in QVC demonstrations from being packed up and donated to any outside source.

Most food companies make their food donations thru direct shipments from the factory.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 20:24:46 GMT

It's part of the cost of advertising. The crew eats it, I'm sure. How would you propose to showcase a food item without cooking it and cutting it?

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Carmie — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:30:46 GMT

Check out the dumpsters behind the grocery market. They throw out thousands of dollars worth of food weekly.....even those $45 a lb lobster tails no one can afford.

Bread and bakery items as well as dairy products and meats make up the bulk of wasted foods.

What QVC tosses out is a drop in the bucket compared to grocery stores.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:37:58 GMT

They're not selling groceries, they selling dinners, breakfasts, snacks, etc. We can go to Costco or Wegman's for groceries. But QVC must present the food the way you may want to serve it to your families. It's selling 101. That comes at a price, which others have mentioned, is all a part of marketing/selling.

Remember also, the food is presented on set by a food stylist (similar to a fashion stylist). So some of it displayed on the tables as finished dishes can sometimes be manipulated in a way that makes them unfit for consumption (i.e., they rub a lot of oil on meats on plated dishes to make them look moist and juicy, etc.). You can google all that.

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paixmcdao — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:25:03 GMT

@petey0711 wrote:
I watch QVC a lot and I was wondering what happens to all the food that is cut up and used for demos. To me it seems like a BIG waste of good food when their are so many hungry people in our community. This morning they cut up a piece of ham into stripes with sissors and put it in the garbage bowl. That doesn't seem right.

The food has been handled, and under hot studio lights for hours. I would not want anyone to eat it.

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Zhills — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:33:08 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
Check out the dumpsters behind the grocery market. They throw out thousands of dollars worth of food weekly.....even those $45 a lb lobster tails no one can afford.

Bread and bakery items as well as dairy products and meats make up the bulk of wasted foods.

What QVC tosses out is a drop in the bucket compared to grocery stores.

"What does Publix do with leftover food?

We arrange for local food banks, pantries and nonprofit organizations to receive the food to distribute to people in need. We also work with these nonprofit partners to eliminate waste in the donation process."

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Nightowlz — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:42:17 GMT

Wyatt's Cafeteria always threw all the food they had leftover in the dumpster. I guess by law they can't give it away. Plenty of local places that feed the hungry could have used it. I heard some would go over around closing time waiting to get it out of the dumpster. They have not been in business here for years.

If Wyatt's Cafeteria was doing that just think of all the other places doing the same. Why not give it to the hungry?

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kelsey17 — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 02:28:46 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
It's part of the cost of advertising. The crew eats it, I'm sure. How would you propose to showcase a food item without cooking it and cutting it?

I agree with cutting the food products and showing them through the TV but these days instead of showing the SAME piece they just cut cut cut which is unnecessary

and also some of the hosts eat a full portion of food as opposed to a "taste" to help describe its flavors, textures, etc while the demonstrations are going on....gets to be a bit much lately. More busy grabbing for the next bite then relating things to the consumer.

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Carmie — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 02:36:19 GMT

@Zhills That's wonderful. I wish more stores would do the same.

Where I live it is illegal to dumpster dive and lots of food is tossed. Even clothing and electronic stores throw out merchandise that could be used in the dumpster.

It's such a waste.

An orchard and farm store near me, donates bruised fruits like apples that they cannot sell to help feed animals.

Our country has so much and we waste so much if what we have.

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Pooky1 — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:31:17 GMT

I worked in Shaw's supermarket and I know first hand the stuff that went in the trash would just blow you away. They did get better with it. I was in deli and prepared foods departments and before Alot of our food went out of code we would put it in boxes and it went into the freezer and once a week food banks would pick up food and give it out to people and to places that cook and feed homeless and people in need of a cooked meal.

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RespectLife — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:35:31 GMT

Panera donates tons of 'day old' to our church food pantry.

We, along with other churches and pantries, do pick ups several times a week.

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CelticCrafter — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:54:05 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
I worked in Shaw's supermarket and I know first hand the stuff that went in the trash would just blow you away. They did get better with it. I was in deli and prepared foods departments and before Alot of our food went out of code we would put it in boxes and it went into the freezer and once a week food banks would pick up food and give it out to people and to places that cook and feed homeless and people in need of a cooked meal.

That's what some of the Darden Restaurant concepts do, the only difference is they harvest themselves and drop it off to the various organizations.

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RetRN — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 19:46:15 GMT

When they sell various can openers they open many, many cans, jars, and bottles. I can see demonstrating it on one of each but not dozens. Same with wine, they open many bottles. And don't even get me started on steaks, salmon, and lobster. Shameful all the waste.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:11:13 GMT

@petey0711 ............First of all QVC buys the food so it belongs to them.

It has been said before on the shows that the employee's, camera crew, and the others can and do eat the food. Maybe they can take some home also.

The law does not allow the already cooked left over food to be donated.

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RespectLife — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:54:25 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
@petey0711 ............First of all QVC buys the food so it belongs to them.

It has been said before on the shows that the employee's, camera crew, and the others can and do eat the food. Maybe they can take some home also.

The law does not allow the already cooked left over food to be donated.

@Imaoldhippie

Sorry, I don't agree...It was my understanding the Vendors absorb all costs with presenting their food. I was told that by Bobby Chez wife, Linda, in an email. He had Smashburgers and crab cakes on Q for quite a while.

QVC doesn't stock food like they do 'goods'. Food is always shipped directly from the vendor, Not a QVC warehouse.

And in NY, it is perfectly legal to donate cooked, unsold foods. It is done all the time.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:27:32 GMT

@RespectLife .............. Your right It is most likely the vendor supplies the food. It has only been since 2022 that the FDA allows restaurants to donate food to shelters. I dont know about a venue like QVC.