Kitchen

[kate2357]

I have a close friend who is an executive for a major food retailer. I have tagged along as her guest to a few food shows and asked her about food waste and the amount of food that seemed to go to waste.

At stores, many packaged perishable items, as well as dry goods, are given to food banks. They cannot give fresh, unpackaged product away, it must be thrown out. The exception is produce items...like potatoes, onions, etc.

At food shows they build big displays as marketing and to show products to best advantage. Any item deemed edible is given to local food banks. In some places, the nonedible food is sent for composting.

Employees are not allowed food because the fear is employees would create too much food as an excuse/reason to help themselves.

[Spacrazy]

@Carmie  Sadly, I know this to be true.

[Sooner]

I have had experience with food that is used for photos and display purposes.  It has oil, varnish and anything else on it to make it look good.  It is handled with no thought of sanitation or bacteria growth.

At the volume of business QVC does it is a drop in the bucket of expenses and every business has expenses and waste.  

[RespectLife]

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@haileysgrandma wrote:

I've seen this question posted many times but never seen an answer from the QVC staff.The amount of food exposed, handled and cooked is huge. What happens to that food?

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@haileysgrandma 

And you won't see an answer from QVC....

As mentioned, QVC staff don't read these boards.

[RespectLife]

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@Carmie wrote:

If you want a shock, check out the dumpsters at the grocery stores.  

The dumpsters are full of meat too expensive for people to afford....like T bones and expensive seafood as well as produce, dairy, bakery and seasonal items.  

The employees are not allowed to take it home and it isn't donated.

America wastes a lot of good food while many people go hungry.

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Not always true....we have tons of restaurants and grocery chains here that DO donate the food...to the City Mission, St. Lukes Mission of Mercy, Women's Shelters (Compass House, Famly Promise,  Food pantries AND churches.

Obviously can't if it is near expiration but whatever they can, they DO!

[They CallMe MRWILKES]

In NYC the Food Bank and City Harvest, among others, collect food from restaurants, grocery stores and corporate cafeterias.  The food retailer Prete a Manger donates its unsold food at the close of business each day.

I see their collection trucks daily.

What they can't take is anything that was at an open buffet or salad bar....otherwise,  everything is welcomed.

[Sunshine Kate]

This topic about QVC food has been discussed many times.  

I've heard on air that the food is given to QVC employees that are there at the time.  It is gobbled up and much appreciated.