I would say it is good to donate but know what why a business has to throw away things like that away and its not out of them but the many cross contamination that has happen and what the company to get sick from the packaging that chemicals are leaking to the food
If you open a food business you’ll throw away too, because people can’t have nice things and they will sue you if they get sick eating your free food. It’s not like they want to throw it away.
In Europe if they were caught like that they probably would have been fined the f. up. All groceries are required to donate their waste ... unless restaurants are not part of that.
@@Iwant-truthcould you actually sue someone for donating food that is perfectly sealed and has shelf life still? Don’t think you could get sick from it. They probably chose to put it in rubbish bags out front for dumpster
food corporations used to do that, donate their excess food to charity but there were cases that they got sued for false claims of food poisoning. so they just stopped doing it.
@@Ashengraychild1I worked at starbucks for 2 years never saw one delivery truck. But my coworkers and I would try to take home as much as possible. They just want you to think they donate lol.
you have to give credit to the store worker though. the dude could’ve wrapped it up tightly and thrown it around back into a dumpster but decided to leave the bags open and on the sidewalk for anyone to take.
I think they just put it in trash bags because they were lazy I don’t think they were going to throw anything but the cardboard out. After all there wasn’t any genuine trashed mixed in with any of the good items
Yeah in the US that’s the only way to donate stuff, just leave it outside for someone to take because then you have no legal obligation if someone gets sick from it
I was just at a Walmart store in TN last week to buy some deli meat. The clerk sliced more than I wanted. I asked what she was going to do with it and was told it will be donated. I have personally distributed day old bread and pastries donated by Panera to homeless people in Detroit, MI. As the commenter stated, some is thrown out for liability issues. Often it's food that has a sell by date that has past. Even the shelters won't accept food that has an expired date. I'll eat it. I grew up where you used your nose and eyes to determine if something was bad. I'm nearing 70, cook most of my meals and have never had food poisoning.
at the starbucks near me, every day before all the food expires they put it on the counter and people can just take whatever they want. best way for stuff to not go to waste.
@@Search4Bandzthats against their boss rules. If they give them in the middle of the day. No one gonna buy their coffe and just wait for the free stuff
It’s pretty crazy, when I use to work at a grocery store I remember when we received palates of food…if one thing broke on that pallet we were told to throw the whole pallet away. I would hit up my friends whenever it happened to come and pick it up. Cause if I took anything it would be considered stealing even tho we threw it away. Yeah we were young and broke. Definitely fed us in the hard times
thats a poorly managed store....luckily for you I suppose....because whats supposed to happen is if anything on the skid breaks you remove that item and put it in damages so the store can return them to the factories in order to get refunded.....theres absolutely no reason to toss an entire skid because 1 or 2 items were damaged...I currently work at a grocery store and if we did that we'd likely be fired
I was homeless in NYC and I used to dumpster dive at Starbucks all the time, especially the one 110th & Morningside (now closed) and 100th & Columbus (don't know if its open or not). The bright lighting in front of the stores kept the rats away and they had all kinds of cakes, pastries, cookies, protein packs, sandwiches, cake pops etc. Not every trip had goodies though, and sometimes they threw old coffee grinds on top of the food to prevent people from ripping the bags open and leaving a mess on the sidewalk.
@@toxicflicks1928 I dunno if that other person was talking specifically about New York or not, but i’ve worked at several Starbucks Locations in Ohio that all had multiple dumpsters. It was kind of a necessity with how much trash we had to throw out. however maybe the sizes of Starbucks locations and trash collection schedules make a difference in NY. i wouldn’t know🤷🏻 the way the bags were placed in the video was definitely intentional though. none of that was the actual trash we usually throw out (half empty drinks, coffee beans from the ground, old syrup bottles, etc.). trust me, those bags look very different💀
@@jayded_squidd7846 yes I was talking about NYC espesifically because our city was designed in a way where there isn't any back alleys per say and even if the business could get a dumpster to put in front of the business they city would not allow it for long periods of time since the dumpster would have to be placed on the curve/sidewalk and those dumpsters are usually for businesses and building owners who are doing major construction or getting rid of property. As to the was the food was placed in the bags that wasn't intentional. That's how most restaurants and supermarkets get rid of goods/foods. That's why there is a big group called "freenegans" that go around NYC looking in these trash for good still unexpired foods. I tried to join one of those groups but I was too lazy to stay up as long as they do 😆 🤣 but yeah in NYC if you know where to look you'll find great food and even furniture.
My job is to go to peoples homes and cleanup after sewage backups and biohazard jobs. Some of the stuff we haul away and throw in our dumpsters look like they might be fine but whenever I catch a dumpster diver I point out to them where it came from and it might not be such a good idea climbing into there and taking stuff. You never know what you’re picking up.
I used to work at Starbucks and would take so much food home on a regular that they were just going to throw out! Being a poor college kid it definitely helped me out
Stores can't donate food. If anyone gets sick from it, they can sue the store. Shitty people used to target charitable businesses specifically for this reason.
As a former Starbucks worker I can 100% confirm that this happened at all the locations I worked at. They are supposed to be donating these, but nobody actually does 😢
@@haeng6666 like before they throw it out just call them up and say you have extra stuff . I’m sure any manger would appreciate that. if it’s in good condition.
My guess is the other Starbucks store won't accept the donation. They only accept food directly from distributors. Imagine if someone from the closing store is angry enough or sick enough to inject poison into those packages. If someone dies, it would be difficult to trace and the food distributors won't have any of that.
@@kathw-fg1srnot true, I’ve worked in many restaurants and cafes. Ive noticed many of them tend to call sister stores for trades when they run out of things.
And the expiration dates are for if they’re still frozen. It’s supposed to be a few days in the fridge. Source: I was a shift manager at Starbucks for 5+ years.
Back in college I worked at Starbucks and was sick by the amount of food they threw away at the end of every shift. I bagged everything and brought it to a local food bank. I’m glad to say it continued to live on after I left. I wish every restaurant will do this. There’s honestly no reason anyone should go hungry in a country as prosperous as the U.S.
As a non-American I constantly hear how prosperous and broken USA is at the same time, just wanted to comment that individual efforts like yours truly matters - Not just to the American society, but to someone like me coming from a part of the world where food crisis is a normalised reality 🙏
My friend and I use to work at Starbucks and after every shift, we would go to the homeless shelter nearby and donate all the food that was suppose to be thrown out. Shame that other places don’t do this.
@@Dice-Zyup- about 20 years ago I worked for a place calle The Pharm- its was like a Walgreens. One night a homeless man drank milk from the dumpster and got sick, he sued the company and we had to start dumping EVERYTHING
A co-worker of mine got fired for doing that. She worked in the Bakery of a grocery store. It’s sad since I and many others think it should be donated.
It's not only about Starbucks. Companies *cannot* donate food for legal reasons + they have to pay sell taxes for something that they gave away for free.
They do actually...this was 1 that was shutting down. There's 1 that donates boxes of those coffee beans on a regular basis to a church I volunteer at.. As in Full boxes of 10 lb bags with 4 bags in each box...& they get multiple boxes at a time (usually 3 or 4...sometimes 10-15 [boxes] at a time).
@@donotSTrAYfromyourdesTINY Thank you. I didn't read, my bad... But it says: _"Their recent June 2023 fact sheet affirms this act still provides tons of protection from liability."_ It means that even if in some cases the company might be protected but NOT in ALL cases. Companies taking in to account poor track record prefer to play safe. And as far as I know, the still have to pay taxes for donated goods.
My mom had gave away some free food to beggars. Some said to just give money and didnt take food and some after 2 or 3 days said they got sick and tried to take money for us. Smart people know what they do.
@@RUTHLESSambition5those bags weren't in the trash bin and everything seems separated. Cups in one bag, food in the other and a bag full of coffee beans. Nothing was mixed so honestly I would've taken it and shared it. There's no way I could eat that much food before some of it went bad.
@@RUTHLESSambition5evrything was in perfect condition and nothing in the trash can, even the bags were clean, a rate sight. I would've taken it all and donated the cutlery and food. Coffee beans all mine
I see perfectly go stuff put to the curb all the time. Back in the day when we had a pickup truck, my husband and I would go around neighborhoods during the spring when people would move. We’d get clothes, furniture, dishes, electronics…. Basically anything that people buy was right there on the curb waiting to be put in a landfill. We’d clean the stuff up an give it to charity. It was fun, like a treasure hunt and it felt good to give to those less fortunate… especially since we were so poor 😂
@@Tenchi707 woman also donated it just because one girl didn't donated you are thinking all are same do you know asian dads they would rather bring them home instead of donating same with asian moms you clearly don't know about asian parents or cheap peoples that don't wanna waste money💀 mam man man it's like all men are great. both men and women are abusive (some) stop acting like man are the whole world and all men are great #stop_with_these_men_things
Don’t listen to people. No judgment here. Sometimes things happen and we lose a place to live but still hold on to our belongings, like a phone. Even an inactive one can be used on public Wi-Fi so there’s that. That being said…good luck in this chapter of life and may you find shelter to call home soon.
I think it varies place to place. My store donated the food but I had heard from others that transferred there that their old store didn’t and that someone even got fired for taking the food they were gonna throw aaay.
I’m a Starbucks employee too but mine is different. I took a few pastries home a few times instead of throwing them away. Or I’d just take a small bite before throwing the rest away. My coworkers do the same thing.
Yea facts as a past waiter i always had to throw away allot of food, the portions from the menus where definitely to big but they had the chance to take away in doggy bags. And so many didnt do that i still dont get whyyy, it hurted me throwing away all that food.
I’ve had to throw away huge garbage BAGS full of freshly baked bread at my job. Our boss would let us take some bags home but for the most part they were trashed. Then a church took them to donate to homeless, supposedly… until we found out they weren’t. The second owner was smarter and discounted the bread at the end of day, but that meant we couldn’t take bread home anymore. 🥲
Well she cant, she could get sued for impersonating a company, if she wanna she has to have a contract with the hq Also i know this is a joke im just giving info :)
Its difficult to do this kind of things for big brands since the time a homeless person had problems with donated food ( I think allergic?) ,since then they just waste the things rather than taking the risk of losing integrity and money :l
@@jellopuffy2974It has absolutely nothing to do with that. It’s all taxes. The money they get on the write off losses for tossing it is too good for them to pass up. Don’t hate the player, hate the game
coming from a former starbs employee the sad truth is that so much is wasted instead of donated like it’s supposed to be. they wouldn’t let us take home food all the time unless it was marked out either
I've closed restaurants before. Trust me when I say this, this is 100% everything left after the staff looted everything they wanted. I've gotten so much free food from closing down restaurants it's ridiculous. The way they threw it out they did on purpose so people would find it and take it, ideally so homeless people can loot this shit.
I was homeless in New York City for a couple years and this was honestly how I managed to eat most nights😂 They pre-package all their little individual sandwiches so you can still eat it from the trash
Used to work at a Starbucks, can confirm they throw so much stuff out. I felt so awful throwing so much stuff out, but I had to do what the manager told me to do. We weren't allowed to take any home ourselves either, I did ask. Like I'm getting paid Starbucks salary and I can't even take home a croissant?
I used to manage a waste contract. This involves taking waste to a depot that includes a big incinerator. Whilst waiting, my contractor noticed boxes and boxes of winter track suits - matching tops and pants etc - all with the iconic, high end brands logo. It was getting close to winter and he wondered why this high end athletic brand was incinerating their products instead of doing something good and donating the warm clothes to charity or something. The reasons included - The items were “last season’s” range. As they had hundreds of boxes, it was easier to burn them than it was to slash each item (to make it unwearable) as they usually do for smaller amounts. And finally - this company didn’t want the “type” of people that shop in charity stores to be seen wearing “their” high end products. It’s that last one that really grinds my gears. Every day, tons of perfectly good, brand new clothing and other products are destroyed and sent to landfill sites or to incinerators, rather than being donated or re sold in some way. It makes me sad and angry to be human. We need more transparency when it comes to situations like this. End of rant. P.s it was a BIG athletic company. But they didn’t want poor people walking around in their branded clothing. Grrrrrrrr. Ok, really end of rant 🙁
well hey maybe if regards didnt try and sue every company, because they totally got "sick" from eating that we wouldnt have this problem. but sadly theres some people want to make a quick buck. and companies dont want to have to shill out a few 10's of thousands or sometimes even millions just because someone got a cold during flue season
I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but donating to charity is actually very expensive in many places. I'm from Croatia and we have a stupid law where you have to pay full VAT tax if you donate to charity. That tax is 20-25% here... There was a tradition where almost all bread bakeries would secretly give leftover bread when the day is over, to poor and homeless (we don't really have many homeless, but we do have poor) people, but they were getting fined. Unfortunately, most likely there are laws that make this kind of charity. Don't blame the business unless you are 100% sure they had other options.
If I remember correctly Dunkin Donuts used to donate their leftover donuts to homeless people in the area at the end of the business day. One of the homeless people got sick and they sued Dunkin Donuts for food poisoning. Since then Dunkin have been throwing out their Donuts every single day... that one homeless person ruined it for everyone.
At Dunkins, all the doughnuts on the shelves either get sold or get thrown away. This is why when it's close to closing I'll offer free doughnuts to customers
I worked there for almost a year and omg doing that at close everyday hurt my soul. I’d give out doughnuts or bring a couple dozen home for family n friends. Also we weren’t aloud to take them fo the homeless shelter bc my location had run ins with the people staying at the shelter claiming that the doughnuts made them sick to get money and my gm didn’t want us to get sued 🤦🏻♀️
@@lpslover-mp2yyyeah often the needy are the cause of people not wanting to donate to the needy. When you’re that poor and likely an addict your mentality is so different that normal people have trouble understanding it.
I've never heard anyone say that, ever. There's the classic "one *man's* trash is another *man's* treasure", did you mean that? Is "people" the new inclusive term?
I remember when I was in high school I was a really stressed kid and had a kind of turbulent life at home and I would go to Starbucks every day and study there for like 5-6 hours in the corner. Eventually I started to get to know the baristas there and at some point, they started giving me free coffee and the snacks that they were supposed to throw out. They really helped me through a rough part of my life and the fact that they were willing to show me how fucked up Starbucks' trash policies were really motivated me to start working in sustainability.
Great comment my dude, keep your head up, glad to see you found light at the end of the tunnel and what started off as a tumultuous situation evolved into something awesome. Good shit bro
I used to work at Starbucks and our manager use to encourage us to take stuff home, even after the District Manager found out. They just said "Hide the stuff you take from now on.:
You do understand that by taking such a stuff you avoided PAYING TAXES? Normally you'd have to buy food and there is a tax on that. Al Capone wasn't put in jail for just killing people, he was jailed for much more serious crime: tax evasion...
