If they throw it away, it is already a lost sale. It gets written in the books they same way.
The reason they throw it out is due to liability. In our sue happy world, how many lawsuits for giving away dangerous, tainted food do you think a company can endure.
Throwing food away = no risk to them, not risk to public safety. Giving away possibly dodgy food only opens themselves to risk. Why would they do that?
