There’s also the issue of inventory control and profit. In the grocery biz, the profit margins are razor-thin. Every loaf of bread tossed takes with it the profit from twenty loaves that sell. Imagine a do-gooder employee who knowingly orders a slightly larger shipment than is likely to sell, just to guarantee a little dumpster-dining for their pals, some less-fortunate patrons of said dumpster who actually turn out to be real people, willing swap some interesting stories out back whenever do-gooder goes out for a smoke in exchange for a bummed cigarette. I’m not advocating this sort of prosecution, merely pointing out that, like so many other real-world problems, there are probably layers to the onion invisible to the casual observer.
