Stealing food from supermarket dustbins.

[sugerbear]

NPI said:

sugerbear said:

I think it is a win win winny win win for Asda.

I don't know if it's still done or happens in all Asdas but I happened to go into one at 4PM and there was a big crowd in the entrance area. I asked what was going and was told they were waiting for the 4 o'clock price reductions on bread etc.

With that some cages where wheeled out and mayhem ensued!

This reminds me of the free for all on the fruit and veg isle after 4 on a Saturday. The managers gave us complete control over pricing (with the intention of getting rid of the stuff) and even if a fk off big bunch of grapes was selling for 20p there would still be someone asking us to do it for 10p.

[Thunderace]

I work for one of the UKs biggest food producers. Over production and customer returns of supermarket own-brand stuff used to find its way into the staff shops. That was until one of the supermarkets spotted this practice during an audit visit and insisted that we destroy it instead

[Halb]

Thunderace said:

I work for one of the UKs biggest food producers. Over production and customer returns of supermarket own-brand stuff used to find its way into the staff shops. That was until one of the supermarkets spotted this practice during an audit visit and insisted that we destroy it instead

Makes you wonder what goes on in their heads.

[Ionkontrol]

Halb said:

I tried looking for freegans who have sued. Have you a link?

He doesn't need a provide a link/reference. He read it in the Daily Mail.

[Ionkontrol]

Mojocvh]I was all for it [thinking homeless said:

until it turned out they were squatters.

PS If you think squatting is just a random occurrence where they just happen to turn up and find sanctuary then you are unfortunately deluded.

I know people who squat. Are you jealous?

[Mojocvh]

jagracer said:

Mojocvh said:

Now Iceland have shat themselves and backed off and the scum have won a major pr scoop.

Iceland didn't shat themselves as, according to the report I read, they knew nothing about this prosecution until the press got hold of it. It was all done by the police and cps without Iceland's knowledge.

Sure they didn't. not in the slightest did you listen to the fks confession today on the radio?

[Mojocvh]

Halb said:

Thunderace said:

I work for one of the UKs biggest food producers. Over production and customer returns of supermarket own-brand stuff used to find its way into the staff shops. That was until one of the supermarkets spotted this practice during an audit visit and insisted that we destroy it instead

Makes you wonder what goes on in their heads.

And that is the real disgrace.

[mph1977]

Mojocvh said:

Halb said:

Thunderace said:

I work for one of the UKs biggest food producers. Over production and customer returns of supermarket own-brand stuff used to find its way into the staff shops. That was until one of the supermarkets spotted this practice during an audit visit and insisted that we destroy it instead

Makes you wonder what goes on in their heads.

And that is the real disgrace.

The mistake there was not re-working it into plain packaging...

[BlackLabel]

An interesting new scheme in France.

French supermarkets banned from throwing away and spoiling unsold food

article said:

Supermarkets in France have been banned from throwing away or spoiling unsold food by law.

The stores are now required to donate unwanted food to charities and food banks.

To stop foragers, some supermarkets have poured bleach over the discarded food or storing binned food in locked warehouses.

article said:

Mr Derambarsh is now looking to get an EU-wide law banning supermarket food waste.

He said: "The next step is to ask the president, François Hollande, to put pressure on Jean-Claude Juncker and to extend this law to the whole of the EU.

[greygoose]

Sounds a good idea, spoiling food is just a waste.

[Du1point8]

greygoose said:

Sounds a good idea, spoiling food is just a waste.

Reason why its done is that some people taking the spoiled food or getting it from a food bank, will claim illness and claim compensation.

They have and done that, thats why the bins are locked as the supermarkets get the blame.

[edgyedgy]

edgyedgy said:

Du1point8 said:

Reason why its done is that some people taking the spoiled food or getting it from a food bank, will claim illness and claim compensation.

They have and done that, thats why the bins are locked as the supermarkets get the blame.

Could you post a link referencing cases of people doing this
as I can't find any on Google and scrolling through thread it seems question was asked back in 2014.

[Du1point8]

edgyedgy said:

edgyedgy said:

Du1point8 said:

Reason why its done is that some people taking the spoiled food or getting it from a food bank, will claim illness and claim compensation.

They have and done that, thats why the bins are locked as the supermarkets get the blame.

Could you post a link referencing cases of people doing this
as I can't find any on Google and scrolling through thread it seems question was asked back in 2014.

It was the reason why UK food banks do not accept goods that a beyond sell by date.

UK food banks must have food that is within sell by date otherwise they throw them.

Food Safety Act 1990 and the General Food Regulations 2004

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/0...

[edgyedgy]

∆ thanks

[anonymous-user]

The Met have initially authorised the charge. They'll have the 'bigger picture' for these individuals. Are they regular burglars? Is there lots of intelligence to suggest they are burgling and this was a charge to disrupt them / support the application for court orders to reduce their offending? We any on licence from prison and this would send them back?

What have they said on interview to cover the 'unlawful purpose' for the offence? Just food or did they admit to being opportunists for anything more?

Who knows?

The Iceland press statements read as if it's PR driven since the chap Tweeting certainly doesn't know any of the above considerations.

[mike74]

Mojocvh said:

Halb said:

Thunderace said:

I work for one of the UKs biggest food producers. Over production and customer returns of supermarket own-brand stuff used to find its way into the staff shops. That was until one of the supermarkets spotted this practice during an audit visit and insisted that we destroy it instead

Makes you wonder what goes on in their heads.

And that is the real disgrace.

Quite simple really, it's all about keeping the price of stuff artificially high, I know someone who works for a supermarket and they have to destroy and throw away all sorts of non perishable items, books, cd's, costume jewellery simply due to 'stock rotation'

[Halb]

Du1point8 said:

Reason why its done is that some people taking the spoiled food or getting it from a food bank, will claim illness and claim compensation.

They have and done that, thats why the bins are locked as the supermarkets get the blame.

Have you got any links to any stories of this?

[Richyboy]

Person gets ill from free food, compensation. Starts a business and becomes a productive member of society lol.

Massive reductions on food to be wasted, loads of people just wait for the food to go bad to get it cheaper.

Surely there has to be a better way (than socialism lol).

[King Herald]

Halb said:

Du1point8 said:

Reason why its done is that some people taking the spoiled food or getting it from a food bank, will claim illness and claim compensation.

They have and done that, thats why the bins are locked as the supermarkets get the blame.

Have you got any links to any stories of this?

Links? Just some common sense is needed. You've never heard of 'compensation culture', a disease running rampant in all western countries??

I mentioned this on a Facebook and people thought I was joking. No, of COURSE there is a sell by or use by date for a very legal reason, so giving it to poor people doesn't change any law.

[everyeggabird]

hairykrishna said:

Du1point8 said:

Think you will find it was the compensation culture that screwed it up, by one of the homeless/freegans/etc suing a supermarket after they fell ill from out of date food.

Did this ever actually happen?

I remember reading about some oik a good few years ago getting hurt or killed when he fell off a train carrying new cars. He was breaking into them and stealing the radios.

His sister or mother was complaining that it was too easy for him to get to the trains.

Edited by everyeggabird on Thursday 11th February 08:59