Posted on 01/04/2022 1:48:46 PM PST by rickmichaels
A decade after sticky-fingered thieves absconded with 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup, a group of burglars made off with $200,000 worth of butter, the latest grocery-themed crime to hit Canada, and one that actually has a rich history in the country.
The heist happened on Christmas Day, around 11 p.m., when four suspects broke into a warehouse in Trenton, Ont. After being dropped off by a black SUV, they allegedly entered and seized two transport trucks and trailers.
Each of the trailers stolen had 20,000 kilograms of butter inside — worth, the police said, around $200,000. The trailers were found a nearly two-hour drive away, in Toronto.
The trailers, empty. The butter, stolen.
Sylvain Charlebois, the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, suspects there’s far more theft in the grocery industry than we know about. It’s reasonably easy, he explained, to re-sell stolen food to restaurateurs or food service industries that might not ask too many questions if the price is right.
“In fact, in light of higher food prices, probably theft is a real concern, both at retail and wholesale,” Charlebois told the National Post on Friday.
And, some foods — butter among them — can be frozen and otherwise easily preserved, so there’s no spoilage that might push for a rush sale, Charlebois said.
“It’s hard to trace and track…. That’s why the police (are) looking after culprits for this particular case. Most cases aren’t even reported because companies will try to deal with the issue themselves, or they may actually know who did it and they don’t want to attract any attention,” said Charlebois.
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Butter Buffer!
Butter Buffer!
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Exactly! And its setup as a FIFO queue to keep the stock moving.
untraceable butter just like melted gold
And in ten more years, it will be ten tons of Bisquick.
Just saying you don’t buy a lifetime supply at one time !!
Clever reference—wonder how many got it?
Just saying you don’t buy a lifetime supply at one time !!
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We’re gonna need a bigger freezer!
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