ASDA removes food bank donation / pet rescue points from stores

[gomgeg]

Perhaps the novelty of it/fashion for it as passed and ASDA just think, meh, we could do with that bit of floor space for profit making again.

Just like me or you then, if we owned a shop.

[Hesther]

Seems a total own goal to me. People were buying a couple of extra tins, boxes of cornflakes, whatever, now they're not.

[Bonzo77]

End of the day supermarkets arn't charities. Surely some of the charity shops could accept the donations.

 

Supermarkets should be forced to be more responsible with their products and wastage though. I think very strict regulations should be forced upon all supermarkets. They should be forced to find a suitable use for everything that they don't sell.

[Ms Macbeth]

I don't shop at Asda often, but if I wish to contribute a little to a foodbank, then I'll simply choose another supermarket. I've been shopping more and more at Sainsbury's anyway (along with Aldi) and they have a foodbank donation point.

 

I'm quite disgusted that anyone would steal a trolley of food that has been donated for people who are genuinely in need.

[spilldig]

Supermarkets should be forced to be more responsible with their products and wastage though. I think very strict regulations should be forced upon all supermarkets. They should be forced to find a suitable use for everything that they don't sell.

 

I agree with that. Shops and supermarkets have always thrown tons of food away.

[Quik]

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/26/asda-backs-down-over-food-bank-ban

 

Surprised it took this long to reverse.