Question to Migros regarding bread rolls and sweets in the self-service area

Frage an Migros betreffend Brötchen und Süssigkeiten in der Selbstbedienung

Dear Migros I have noticed several times that shortly before closing time, all the leftover and unsold bread rolls (e.g. Weggli, Bürli, Gipfeli etc.) and sweets (e.g. apple pockets, quark balls etc.) are thrown out of the self-service shelves into gray boxes. I'm wondering about this (food waste and all that): What happens to them? Denner, for example, reduces the price of its bread rolls and sweets by 50% shortly before closing time, including the large sandwiches (meat, sausages, cheese, vegetables, fruit, etc. anyway). If Migros throws away these small sandwiches and sweets, I would have the following suggestion: do the same as Denner, reduce the price of these products by 50% 1-2 hours before closing time, for example, so that you don't have to throw them away. There are many people who would still buy them. best regards

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M-Infoline

Hello smartcoyote, this is handled a little differently everywhere. If you tell me which branch in particular you're referring to, I'll ask. Best regards, Sina Ps: You can find general information here: https://bit.ly/3AXxjKc.

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smartcoyote

M-Infoline

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Dear Sina Branch Migros Brunaupark, best regards and thank you for your efforts

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M-Infoline

Hello smartcoyote, thank you very much for your question. The Brunaupark store works with various institutions such as Too Good To Go to keep food waste to a minimum. In addition, products that are close to their best-before date are already being offered at a discount. Kind regards, Matteo

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smartcoyote

M-Infoline

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Dear Matteo Thank you for your answer; true to the marketing credo, it is very general and euphemistic, unfortunately I can't do much or anything with it, and above all it doesn't answer my specific question (at school you would say: it misses the point)... I'm specifically interested in the small sandwiches and sweets that you can choose yourself (and not other products such as cheese, sausage/meat products, cakes etc. that are sold at a discount before the store closes). I would like to know what happens to them. Because from what I've often seen, it doesn't look at all like these small breads and sweets are put together for Too Good To Go or some other institution. These small baked goods are thrown into the gray plastic boxes shortly before closing time by employees without gloves, with bare hands and not at all carefully: Croissants are pressed together/rolled flat, the small butter biscuits are broken apart, etc. If these small baked goods are actually still being handed out to someone, then I have to be honest and say that it's totally gruesome and very questionable from a hygiene point of view, or perhaps a food inspector should be present when this is done... Last time I asked an employee in a friendly manner whether he knew what was being done with these small baked goods (it was another Migros branch; next time I'll also ask at the Migros Brunaupark branch, although I already know the answer). He told me "fadegrad use", they are thrown away/disposed of, that's why they end up in these gray boxes. best regards

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