BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hundreds of thousands of pounds of food are wasted each year in Maryland. Expiring meats used to be tossed out, but not anymore. A major area supermarket has teamed up with food pantries to feed those in need.
It’s all part of Giant’s “Meat the Needs’ initiative. The supermarket is sending packaged meats to local food banks instead of being tossed in the trash.
Feeding the fight against hunger and reducing waste across Maryland.
“Instead of this product going into a landfill or being recycled through a meat rendering program, we’re actually able to feed people,” said Terry McGowan, director of food safety, Giant Food.
Giant’s Meat the Needs program diverts more than 1 million pounds of food from being wasted each year.
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Well we're losing our store, so this really doesn't matter to us.
ReplyDeleteGiant must care more about Baltimore than salisbury. We won't have a giant soon in salisbury, but there are giants all over Baltimore. Guess it's all about the $$$$. Poor giant workers in salisbury STILL do not know they're fate yet. Sad very sad
ReplyDeleteGiant has been doing this with its meats here in Salisbury for at least a couple of years. Kudos to them.
ReplyDeleteSmoke and mirrors so you won't notice how they are screwing their employees.
ReplyDeletefirst off I already feed the homeless ever month when the government rapes my paycheck. Secondly, how the hell can food lion and walmart be the only two food stores in a community this size? talk about monopoly.
ReplyDeletecrap and crapier!