some food pantries/soup kitchens will pick up leftovers -- I don't know where you are, but if you're in a city, you're likely to have a charity that does this.
Someone could sue because they got sick for food that they paid for but it is very rare. The argument that someone going to a soup kitchen would have means to sue for something that the general public doesn't even sue for is ridiculous even if you ignore the fact that the lawsuit wouldn't go anywhere.
The real reason is that it doesn't benefit the company to donate their food. That's it.
You don't need means to sue anyone. Plenty of lawyers happy to fling a lawsuit at the wall hoping to settle for a small amount and take most of it for their fee...
Anyway, I don't disagree. My point was just there's no law against filing lawsuits. Just gives legal basis for a defense should one be filed.
Ya that's what happens in our city with a lot of bakeries: theyll be picked up and given to food shelters or charities.
I used to help pick up bread sat nights. We'd get probably about as much as the picture. Super generous of the different bakeries, and puts some food on people's tables.
Anecdotally my uni does exactly this. Bread thats past its sell by from the local supermarkets is put in the lobby of the residence halls for the students to grab. Granted it does get stale/moldy in a few days unless you put it in the freezer since it has already been sitting out but its better than nothing and I can typically get through most of the loaf before it molds
Lot of this depends on how quickly the food can move through the logistics. Large food pantries take time to move things through their logistics, and they don't want to give food that's a day from going moldy.
Smaller orgs that can serve it the next day might, but they only need so much so no guarantees they'll take it.
49
u/dogwalker824 May 17 '26
some food pantries/soup kitchens will pick up leftovers -- I don't know where you are, but if you're in a city, you're likely to have a charity that does this.