Hello @goldlibelle



Thank you for your contribution.



Surveys have shown that the majority of people prefer to store rarely used herbs in small containers and thus keep a greater variety in their spice cupboard. We are also reducing food waste with the new portions because our customers have to dispose of significantly fewer spices because they are not used.



With the new LeChef spice range, we are responding to these wishes. Due to our limited shelf space, it is unfortunately not possible for us to offer different packaging units of each spice. We continue to offer frequently used herbs in the usual sizes.



Kind regards

Angela

Once again we're of the same opinion @Bodenseeknusperli I'm not going to tell you the story of how many pallets are thrown in takeaways every day.

You don't have to come back to us with the stupid report that you've already had rubbed in your face because there are certainly more than you want to tell us. Well, the topic is coming up again.

Finally, one more question:

"If you're already making sticks, are there any herbs that aren't available open or in jars?"

Oh @Mystery1978, why this slightly spiteful tone again and again? We always do our best to answer all your questions. Do you really think we're presenting false figures on our homepage? Seriously now. How long do you think it would take for someone to expose us if we spread lies on our own site? You must be talking about this "report" here:https://generation-m.migros.ch/de/nachhaltige-migros/hintergruende/abfall-recycling/lebensmittelabfaelle.html





I would like to tell you, but also you @Bodenseeknusperli - or anyone else who constantly accuses us of mass food waste - something interesting that I only found out myself this week. In a conversation with a cooperative. They said that they would very much like to distribute even more food. And if anyone knows an organization or is active in one themselves: get in touch! Because the fact is: they get requests for support from social institutions. They say, "I'd love to give you food!" The answer is: Ah no, we have just enough food.





And yes, it has to be an organization, you need certain agreements and safeguards and whatnot. Simply putting a pallet out for everyone to take away is just not possible.





What's more, most food is still thrown away in private households. And presumably all of us who read and write here are not completely innocent.





Nina

@Nina_Migros

No one should be surprised that "social institutions" don't want food when they're begging for support. Non-profit institutions only ever want one thing:

MONEY.

Yes, the dear money... @AlMiDeCoLi





But do you see our dilemma? We are accused of almost maliciously (or so it sounds) throwing away food when everyone is actually queuing up to get it. The reality is sometimes surprisingly different.

@Nina_Migros

I can see the dilemma. Many people just don't know (or don't want to admit it) that some cooperatives give food to organizations like the food banks or Caritas. The media also don't report on this because it's more stirring to claim that retailers are throwing away perfectly good food. Such headlines are not only found here, they also occur time and again in Germany.

@Bodenseeknusperli

An ad in Migros magazine is - in my opinion - perhaps a bit too much publicity and would attract scroungers and non-existent clubs.

@Bodenseeknusperli I've stayed away from the topic of spice sticks before, I'm not the product expert. If you throw away all the spices after the expiration date, you're bound to produce a lot of unnecessary food waste. But I don't know if anyone does that ;) Yes, there certainly is, but again, you don't buy spices every week and therefore don't cause food waste with this product on such a regular basis. I understand your smirk here... But I can still imagine that people like to buy the small sticks because they haven't used up the large packs even 5 years after the expiration date.





Your idea with the tender: As @AlMiDeCoLi says, this could then trigger a flood of inquiries that don't do much more than strain the nerves of the people responsible. But it's certainly something that should be pushed somehow. I was really surprised myself that it was so extreme. That you really hope to get requests for it. Maybe it's not the same for all cooperatives, but when you see, for example, that the Lucerne cooperative is now fully involved in Too Good To Go, it also shows that there is enough food here that can't otherwise be given away. I will definitely raise the issue internally and hope that we can achieve something here in some way.





Thank you for sharing your thoughts!


Kind regards, Nina

@Nina_Migros you say I'm being spiteful, accusing "you" of writing false figures on the HP. I certainly don't put on that shoe. You don't have to put on that shoe either. Only those who publicize this via the media. You are the ones who mediate.

Sorry if I don't soften everything when I write. When it comes to topics like this, I get nasty. Theoretically speaking, food waste would not be the subject of this thread.

But while we're at it, I can ask a question. "What's the situation with care homes?" The chefs there have an extremely small budget. I know it from my own experience. They take food with a kiss on the hand and turn vegetables into soup or bananas with brown spots into Riz Casimir. I don't know what it looks like there with an agreement.

I still have one in mind for the call for institutions

"Carton du Ceure" there's usually or always only canned food.

(I don't know how to spell it correctly, my French is rusty).

I also know that it is at least represented in Aarau.

I know a bit much, but I don't think I'm the only one talking about it

Hi @Mystery1978. Yes, food waste would not be the issue, but it was brought up in a way that demanded rectification.





Why don't you tell these organizations or nursing homes to contact their regional cooperative about it? Migros can't go peddling to every association and every care home etc., people have to actively get in touch. Ask the cooperative or the store near you. I can't make any decisions or commitments here in the office and I can't take over the coordination throughout Switzerland. You now know that this possibility exists, so you can inform those you are already in contact with about it.





For our part, we will think about what we can do about it. But we can't pull this out of the ground within a few days...





Then let's leave this thread to the spice sticks again!





Greetings, Nina