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snerdaferda t1_jaeccni wrote

Reply to comment by AmnesiaInnocent in Boston could be first municipality to require stores, restaurants, and hotels to donate leftover food by uxd

I ask this because I’m not privy to how it works, but what costs exactly exist for say, Dunkin’ Donuts to not throw their food in the dumpster and instead hand it out to hungry people at the end of the day?

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AmnesiaInnocent t1_jaed3v9 wrote

I'm not sure that restaurants want a line of hungry people outside all their restaurants at closing time every night --- it's not very efficient for the needy either (who knows what place will have food available and midnight/2AM isn't the only time when people want food). So if there are going to be distribution centers, then the food needs to get there (and get there safely in terms of what needs to be refrigerated, etc).

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ivb97 t1_jaeg5eb wrote

There wouldn’t be lines of hungry people outside every night, it says right in the article that local nonprofits partnered with these places would distribute the food

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AmnesiaInnocent t1_jaeh5on wrote

I was responding to a question about the cost for Dunkin' Donuts to hand out food at the end of the day.

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WorseBlitzNA t1_jaedjxa wrote

Most fast food places also have rules in place to dispose of the leftovers instead of giving it to employees. Too many people would abuse it otherwise.

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snerdaferda t1_jaelqnu wrote

Abuse it how? They’re leftovers/trash.

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Nimkolp t1_jaemjkz wrote

It can be abused by making more food than what is expected to be used.

A notorious one back in the day was to make/bake an extra pizza right before close so that employees can just take it home as they close

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