I do not know who owns this restaurant, but I applaud them.

[TalkingDog]

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. kick

[tk2kewl]

2. Wow. I hope corprate doesn't find out.

She might lose her franchise.

[TalkingDog]

3. I wondered about that. Does subway have independently owned store?

n/t

[tk2kewl]

4. I don't think they have any corporate operated ones

I am pretty sure they are all franchises

[obamanut2012]

7. They are all franchises

[Bluzmann57]

19. Do you know the owner?

How do you know the owner is a woman?

[tk2kewl]

20. i don't

but i picked a pronoun

[Bluzmann57]

21. Oh.

Just wondering. Can't speak for anyone else, but I usually say he or she should be commended...

[Meiko]

5. Have their reqular prices gone up

to cover the cost of the food?

[obamanut2012]

8. ?

[a la izquierda]

34. I read your response...

And then I read your signature line and it all made so much sense.

[bluedigger]

37. That pot leaf is really good cover.

[DFab420]

44. Hahaha wow I think you may be lost my friend.

[hughee99]

45. What does it matter?

Either the owners (I'm guessing it's a franchise) have decided to raise prices to pay for this community service, and pass that cost along to other customers, which is completely within their right, or they have decided to pay for it out of their own profits. I guess a third possibility is that they make sandwiches out of the food that they are about to throw out, so they're basically donating their "expiring inventory" rather than trashing it.

[Indpndnt]

47. And......tombstoned.

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[leftyohiolib]

6. how do you prove youre homeless? the reason i ask is b/c

in cleveland there was a place that used to give free meals to the homeless and i saw, nearly everytime i passed it, city vehicles and rta vehicles would park on the next street to the south cut north thru the parking lot and go in come back with a styrofoam container of food hop in their cars and chow down. it was such a disgrace.

[JDPriestly]

15. I figure that food is pretty plentiful in our country.

If I leave a bag of food somewhere -- say a bag of canned goods -- I can be pretty sure that the person who picks it up needs it.

So what if they also have to have a car to drive to work, so what if they have a pretty good-paying job. I don't know what pressure they are under. Maybe the wife or a child has an expensive illness. Maybe they are taking care of their parents. Who knows? Why should I be concerned.

Generally, in America, people don't ask for free food (other than tastes in the grocery store) unless they really need it -- not unless the food is part of a celebration or some promotion or social event.

Americans generally don't "steal" food unless they need it. That is my view.

[Ecumenist]

32. God bless you JD! That's how my mother raised me and taught me how to think when I need

to help the one's who have the least among us.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

16. how awful. Some people have no shame.

In fact I know a few personally that have good jobs yet would certainly stoop so low just get something free. Arrogant, self centred, self entitled assholes.

[HockeyMom]

22. If it is food that is going into the trash anyway,

does it really matter? A homeless person would be far better, but in anybody's stomach is better than a garbage can.

[leftyohiolib]

29. better a tummy than the garbage but better the needy than the able

[SwampG8r]

38. if i am giving out free

food i am unlikely to require proof of need
i would say
who wants something to eat?
sometimes things like this are not about the served but the server
why would i care who got it when my intention is to feed the hungry?
now someone who doesnt have need and still takes has their own self to deal with

[leftyohiolib]

42. with respect , that's very noble of you the post was not about you or what you would do

the sign said free meal to the homeless. the intention is to help the homeless not ppl who can feed themselves. sign doesnt say free meal to anyone who is hungry. his intention and it's his intention we're talking about not yours, is to feed the needy not the able. but i like you idea of a place that gives out free food to everyone, i'm in.

[SwampG8r]

43. i was more commenting on the payoff

someone giving out free food is getting a better paycheck for it than money
there usually is a reason they give and the giving is the important part
not the getting
thats what i meant
we have a place here 'the daily bread' that offers lunch and dinner to anyone who hungers and the workers get no pay yet they are the best paid people on earth
i cook all day for pay but the best meal i do each year is when i volunteer and i imagine that feeling is what this businesswoman was going for
i am jealous because i can only do it a few times a year and she does it everyday

[HockeyMom]

9. Certain food must be thrown away at the end of the day

They cannot be kept until the next day. We did this when I worked in the school cafeteria. Throw it out, or give it away? Better to give it to someone who needs it, than throw it in the garbage.

I have heard of restaurants that do this. A homeless shelter will come and pick up the food.

[wandy]

10. +1000 n/t

[Blue_Tires]

11. IIRC, Subway had a high-profile firing of some young cashier years ago

who was giving the stuff away to the homeless instead of putting it in the trash

[closeupready]

18. That brought a tear to my eye. Good for her.

I'd consider that a plus, if I were a hiring manager.

[Ikonoklast]

24. She was leaving her employer open to a lawsuit.

In dealing with donated perishable food products, all it takes is one person to say they got sick, and they are going to sue, to ruin it for everyone ele glad to get the free food.

Some people are just shits, and always are looking for a way to play an angle.

It happens less now that perishable products get discarded instead of donated.

Got the t-shirt.

[SheilaT]

12. I was once sitting in a

Panera (a St. Louis based soup and salad and sandwich chain) at the end of the day, and about fifteen minutes before actual closing, a truck from a local food bank pulled up, and the staff handed bags stuffed with unsold rolls, cookies, and so on to that person. I was amazed, as I'd never seen that kind of thing before, but what a great way to pass food on to those who need it.

[Lost-in-FL]

13. It could be 'Meals on Wheels'

I heard from them a few years back. However, It could also be other organization following the same model. I always thought it was a great idea that instead of putting everything in the dumpsters, might as well give it away to those who need it.

[DefenseLawyer]

17. My wife told me once that Trader Joe's

has a policy of "looking the other way" when they put out their unsold food at the end of the day and that people know this and show up to cart off the stuff nightly. I'm not sure where she heard that so I don't know it that's actually true or not.

[ThomThom]

23. I volunteered at a food pantry... Yes, Trader Joe's is very generous

so are all the groceries in my area even some of the really small corner markets. This pantry feeds families that have food insecurity, most have jobs but don't make enough to feed their families. Homeless people have no where to cook food so they must go to a soup kitchen that prepares meals.

[Jello Biafra]

25. There is also the dumpster diving trend...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/dumpster-diving

I have read more than one article about it........

[emsimon33]

30. Panera does this in Va Beach, VA, also

My church has an out reach to the homeless down at the beach section of the city, and Panera's donations are truly a miracles for many.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

36. I can confirm.

I worked at Panera. We did that at every closing.

[auspicious]

39. Our local sub has just started to provide for the homeless

[Fantastic Anarchist]

41. Cooperation over competition.

That's how we'll survive.

[mopinko]

35. we have a well established org that does that here.

so many restaurants in chicago, plus a lot of food manufacture/handling.
greater chicago food depository does a huge amount of good with other people's leftovers.

[babylonsister]

14. I read on FB this is a Subway in Australia. nt

[TalkingDog]

26. Thanks for the info!

I kinda wished it was in the states. We don't do enough of this.

[fascisthunter]

27. WOW!!! That's Really good to see!

A businessman/woman with a conscience!

[snagglepuss]

28. And what makes everyone soooo sure that the sign isn't a prank?

[Ecumenist]

31. Is this store in California? Does anybody know?

Oh, nevermind, I read the post that it's in Australia....WAY TO GO, FELLAS DOWN UNDER!! I'm so proud!

[xchrom]

33. Excellent. Nt

[steve2470]

40. k&r nt

[kssolove]

46. I know where it is:

It is in New Jersey.