What happens..........?????

Question

What do stores do with milk and other dairy products that are not sold by the sell by date?

do they throw it away?

Answer 1

My father was the buyer for dairy for the entire central united states until he retired. About six months after he retired, his company called and begged him to come in and train the guys who had taken over his job because they were losing millions of dollars weekly due to waste. If the products sit on the shelf beyond the sell by date, they have to be disposed of, not sold. The buyer has to know how much to order to result in the least amount of spoilage. If you've bought milk, eggs, cheese, whipped cream or ice cream in the central united states in the last twenty years, it's my Dad who ordered it. ( I don't know if it's thrown away or donated to food banks or something. I think because of liability, it has to be destroyed) PS Most dairy products are actually good for several days to a couple of weeks beyond the sell by date. The sell by date takes into account that the item will sit in someone's fridge for a while, so don't feel like you have to pitch stuff if the date is past. Remember, it's a SELL BY date, not an EAT BY date.

Answer 2

My dad sells milk in his store and he always throws them away.

Answer 3

If the store has a deli, they use it there, if not it is returned to the dairy.

Answer 4

I'm not sure, but my brother said they dispose them because he used to work at Albertson's.

Answer 5

they trade it with the aliens in outer space.

Answer 6

some don't do anything, others get rid of it

Answer 7

they recycle them