Publix Is Buying More Than 150,000 Pounds of Produce From Farmers and Donating It to Food Banks
Though you would n’t know it from looking at cleared - out supermarket shelves , James Leonard Farmer are dealing with a bigfood wasteproblem . With major buyers like hotels and restaurants closed during theCOVID-19crisis , producers have been forced todestroy cropsand other perishable item they ca n’t sell . Food money box , meanwhile , are facingincreased demandand a shortage of supplies . AsCBS Newsreports , Publix is responding to both issues by purchasing grand of pounds of produce from farmers and donate it tofood banks ....