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To: John Mackey, Ceo of Whole Foods
Stop Whole Foods from Throwing Good Whole Food Away
Whole Foods deliberately wastes food in order to keep it profits high. Everyday it throws away expensive meat and fish that have been on display only a day, not to mention other foods that are perfectly edible. Leftover food should be given to the employees to start with. Food waste is the third highest contributor of greenhouse gases with 3.3 billion tons expelled per year. Not to mention that most Whole Foods employees are unable to afford the food there.
Why is this important?
I was at Whole Foods just before closing one night and the meat counter was almost full. I asked the employee behind the counter what they do with the meat at the end of the day. After me asking "Is it donated? Is it cooked for the salad bar? Is it given to the employees? Is it put out another day?" he acknowledged that, indeed, the expensive meat is thrown away at the end of everyday. The management refused to answer questions about what is wasted.