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[Archer]

it's too bad that they didn't donate it to charity.

tax writeoffs and good pr > overflowing dumpster of old, stank dough

 

[CyclopsRock]

Anyone who has worked in food service isn't surprised at wasted food.

You say that, but McDonalds was actually incredibly good at not wasting things. That's basically because it's all cooked from frozen so you can afford to only take things out when they need to be cooked, but generally they have their metrics down pretty well - other than the odd lorry drivers strike or something, there was never a time when I worked there that we ever ran out of a single ingredient, and I Worked there for two years. Those kind of reliable predictions generally bode pretty well for not wasting food, too.

The worst, though, was Apple Pies. Even breakfast was fine, because any staff going on break after 10.30am used to utterly demolish it. So good. Also, the fries just after 10.30 taste just like hash browns. Oh man.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

When I worked at BK way back in high school, there was no such thing as wasted food.

We smashed mightily.

 

[Lonewolf_92]

Why are they throwing away so much fresh dough is my question. When I worked at a pizza place throwing away fresh dough was a big no-no.

 

[criesofthepast]

I feel like I've seen this story before and that picture is old but not sure. Or a very similar story has happened like this before.

 

[RumblingRosco]

Also, the fries just after 10.30 taste just like hash browns. Oh man.

Welp, looks like I'm waiting at a McDonald's around 10:25 AM tomorrow.

 

[CyclopsRock]

it's too bad that they didn't donate it to charity.

tax writeoffs and good pr > overflowing dumpster of old, stank dough

... What's a charity going to do with a dumpster's worth of uncooked dough at midnight?

 

[Ryaaan14]

Did a GAFfer make a thread about a dumpster not working recently?

 

[lil smoke]

... What's a charity going to do with a dumpster's worth of uncooked dough at midnight?

It's worth figuring out to feed some children rather than us constantly complaining about hunger.

 

[entremet]

it's too bad that they didn't donate it to charity.

tax writeoffs and good pr > overflowing dumpster of old, stank dough

It's not about charity.

Food laws are very strict about disposing of food. There's a lot of food that cannot even served via charity because transport and food quality laws don't allow it.

When I worked in restaurant, a fine dining one, we only donated veggies and fruits, because of the way the food code was set up. Many other things just cannot be donated or distributed after opening due to food safety laws.

Sadly, it's a legal liability thing.

 

[D4Danger]

Dumpster pizza. Huh.

Dumpster pizza is still pizza which means it's probably okay

 

[Winterblink]

How the fuck do you clean that dumpster out?

Bake it at 450 degrees for like half an hour. Allow to cool. Turn over and bop the other side, giant pizza dough loaf should just fall out.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

So they already fed it pizza

 

[ElRenoRaven]

It's not about charity.

Food laws are very strict about disposing of food. There's a lot of food that cannot even served via charity because transport and food quality laws don't allow it.

When I worked in restaurant, a fine dining one, we only donated veggies and fruits, because of the way the food code was set up. Many other things just cannot be donated or distributed after opening due to food safety laws.

Sadly, it's a legal liability thing.

Yup. When I worked at KFC when I was a teenager we regularly threw out multiple buckets worth of chicken after we'd recycle a bit for pot pies.So sometimes we'd take some home or I'd regularly take some to my grandpas place since he had very little money. We couldn't donate it at all though due to health codes. This was back in the 90's even. I can only imagine how much worse the codes etc have gotten since then.

 

[Morts]

You say that, but McDonalds was actually incredibly good at not wasting things. That's basically because it's all cooked from frozen so you can afford to only take things out when they need to be cooked, but generally they have their metrics down pretty well - other than the odd lorry drivers strike or something, there was never a time when I worked there that we ever ran out of a single ingredient, and I Worked there for two years. Those kind of reliable predictions generally bode pretty well for not wasting food, too.

The worst, though, was Apple Pies. Even breakfast was fine, because any staff going on break after 10.30am used to utterly demolish it. So good. Also, the fries just after 10.30 taste just like hash browns. Oh man.

This sounds like the exact opposite of my two years working at McDonald's with regard to food waste. Then again, you said "lorry" so we probably weren't working in the same country.

 

[Raxus]

In defense of the employee. If the dough was supposed to make a Papa John's pizza then it belongs in the trash.

 

[terrisus]

Bake it at 450 degrees for like half an hour. Allow to cool. Turn over and bop the other side, giant pizza dough loaf should just fall out.

This made me laugh.
Good job.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

Did a GAFfer make a thread about a dumpster not working recently?

lol

 

[The_Hitcher89]

It's not about charity.

Food laws are very strict about disposing of food. There's a lot of food that cannot even served via charity because transport and food quality laws don't allow it.

When I worked in restaurant, a fine dining one, we only donated veggies and fruits, because of the way the food code was set up. Many other things just cannot be donated or distributed after opening due to food safety laws.

Sadly, it's a legal liability thing.

Yeah

I work on nightshift and we're not even allowed to eat disposals from bakery that legally go off between days.

And I think its illegal for places like Subway to distribute disposals to the homeless even if the chances of it being even slightly bad are like 0.001%

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

Well, I passed through Leith Walk today while going to work and didn't see anything. Granted I was on the bus, but still...

 

[NotMyRealName]

That's crazy bread

 

[arab]

D'ough!

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

I used to work at Papa John's in college and throwing out old dough was awesome. We'd go out back and fling them into the dumpster as hard as we could.

Just a matter of the dough sitting for too long before being used, has to be tossed.

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

If only he had been really, really hungry. Then he might have survived.

lol

 

[Savitar]

The Blob is really pizza dough?

 

[SquiddyCracker]

Dumpster risen dough.
I bet that would make for some tasty pizza.

 

[TemplaerDude]

One restaurant I worked at the owner was the biggest piece of shit on the planet, instead of taking any of the left over food (of which there was always a lot) from any buffets we did (which were incredibly often) and perhaps feeding his employees or, as I often suggested, boxing it up and taking it to the homeless shelter two blocks away, he would STAND there and make SURE we threw it out. I worked under that shit bag for way too long.

 

[Dereck]

I hear the Papa Johns throws away Pizza that was made to be unsymmetrical, or flawed in shape, is that true?

 

[Lijik]

This actually seems like something I'd see in an episode of Always Sunny. I can see Charlie and Frank scheming up their own pizza business based solely on finding a dumpster full of dough.

Id watch it
"Im tellin ya Charlie, this dumpster is a goddamn goldmine!"

 

[entremet]

One restaurant I worked at the owner was the biggest piece of shit on the planet, instead of taking any of the left over food (of which there was always a lot) from any buffets we did (which were incredibly often) and perhaps feeding his employees or, as I often suggested, boxing it up and taking it to the homeless shelter two blocks away, he would STAND there and make SURE we threw it out. I worked under that shit bag for way too long.

No to defend to the guy, but he was probably afraid of getting sued if people got food poisoning. Liability for this stuff is always on the business and why these laws exist. It's sad.

 

[Touchdown]

"Papa John" himself is nothing but greedy corporate filth. Sorry for the possible thread derailment but I hate that guy.

 

[TemplaerDude]

No to defend to the guy, but he was probably afraid of getting sued if people got food poisoning. Liability for this stuff is always on the business and why these laws exist. It's sad.

That came up in discussion at numerous points over the 4+ years I worked there with co-workers but the consensus was always "if it didn't make him money he wouldn't do it". And, personally, I'm sorry, but if you just hosted a party of 200 people and every single person there consumed some portion of food and you're left with enough left overs to feed a family for a month that argument holds zero weight with me. He was simply a fucking asshole, in far too many aspects.

 

[Arkos]

I hear the Papa Johns throws away Pizza that was made to be unsymmetrical, or flawed in shape, is that true?

When I worked there I saw some pretty whack pizzas go out the door. There's a lot of tolerance for uniquely made pizzas.

 

[Salmonax]

Dumpster pizza. Huh.

It's like dumpster sex.

 

[Slayven]

Reminds me of teh dumpster thread.

 

[LollipoPReapeR]

Lol.

I saw the headline and was like so what?

but that's better than expected.

it's Edinburgh though, so someone will be along to fry it shortly.

and cover it in salt and sauce.

We're not ALL like that...

 

[Steelrain]

Reminds me of teh dumpster thread.

Lol that one dude had a meltdown and got banned because people told him that shit was nasty .

That was a funny ass thread.

 

[hom3land]

RIP Herman the homeless guy who slept in that dumpster.

Homeless no more. He's rolling in dough!

 

[Rapstah]

Homeless no more. He's rolling in dough!

 

[TemplaerDude]

Homeless no more. He's rolling in dough!

God dammit.

 

[Skilotonn]

Never been to Papa John's, but it's good to know that they don't just hold it till the next day to make stale pizza or something.

 

[GrizzNKev]

My roommate would cry if he saw this. He eats about 9-12 Papa John's pizzas a week.

I don't know how he's still able to walk.

 

[trinest]

Wait throwing away dough?

Don't you guys make enough just for the night or at least the following morning?

What a weird practise.

 

[Big Chungus]

D'Oh!

 

[D4Danger]

My roommate would cry if he saw this. He eats about 9-12 Papa John's pizzas a week.

I don't know how he's still able to walk.

that doesn't sound safe.

 

[dejay]

I find it more interesting that the bin is labelled FOOD WASTE RECYCLING

Maybe it vindicates the girl from this thread who was mocked for writing this on facebook:

Perhaps not, but I searched for some info on Edinburgh's food recycling - apparently used to generate fertiliser, compost and bio-gas.

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/1055/recycling/436/what_happens_to_your_rubbish_and_recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpKEkRBcTEk&feature=youtu.be

I was unaware this was happening on any kind of meaningful scale. Pretty cool.

 

[Ingrate]

One restaurant I worked at the owner was the biggest piece of shit on the planet, instead of taking any of the left over food (of which there was always a lot) from any buffets we did (which were incredibly often) and perhaps feeding his employees or, as I often suggested, boxing it up and taking it to the homeless shelter two blocks away, he would STAND there and make SURE we threw it out. I worked under that shit bag for way too long.

The homeless shelter wouldn't have accepted it and many managers feel that letting employees eat the food means the employees will purposely mess up orders or prepare too much food on purpose.

 

[Salmonax]

My roommate would cry if he saw this. He eats about 9-12 Papa John's pizzas a week.

Wait, so on some days he orders Papa John's twice?

 

[GrizzNKev]

Wait, so on some days he orders Papa John's twice?

He always orders three pies (one pizza and two dessert) and sometimes a liter of diet coke if he's out of gatorade. When he runs out he eats microwaved hamburgers. Each day after he runs out he orders more, so it's approximately one order per two days. So depending on the week, it will be 9 or 12 pies.

Sometimes he gets that horrid pasta and some breadsticks from pizza hut instead. Either way, that's his own interpretation of gamer fuel. Gotta keep playing those MMOs!

I think Papa Johns is disgusting but the grin on his face when he eyes the pizza tells me we live in different worlds.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

He always orders three pies (one pizza and two dessert) and sometimes a liter of diet coke if he's out of gatorade. When he runs out he eats microwaved hamburgers. Each day after he runs out he orders more, so it's approximately one order per two days. So depending on the week, it will be 9 or 12 pies.

Sometimes he gets that horrid pasta and some breadsticks from pizza hut instead. Either way, that's his own interpretation of gamer fuel. Gotta keep playing those MMOs!

I think Papa Johns is disgusting but the grin on his face when he eyes the pizza tells me we live in different worlds.