That food had to go somewhere; did they do a big giveaway like sensible people, or did it all just go in the dumpsters so as to not devalue their remaining stocks? I suppose some items might’ve been shipped back to where they came from as well, but they couldn’t possibly do that for everything. Genuinely curious how this shook out in terms of waste mitigation vs profits protection.
Wasn’t part of the issue that they reversed from cooling to heating? I remember reports that the fridges were turned up to 50 C for hours. Most of that stuff must have been bona fide disgusting…
Yes, I came to say this. I worked in a dollar store where the coolers broke one night, blowing hot instead of cold. (They definitely were not connected to the Internet.)
Trust me, you all do not want ANY of that food. No human does. Even though the food hadn’t rotted yet, you just open that cooler door and the smell hits you in the face. It’s unsettling, and I had never smelt anything like it before. It smelt wrong. I hate unnecessary corporate food waste, but that’s not what this is.