Cheese is the most stolen food in the world
Move over Kobe beef and aged whiskey. It turns out cheese is the most stolen food in the world, says a recent global study.
That’s the finding of a new report by the U.K.’s Center for Retail Research, which surveyed 1,187 retailers representing more than 250,000 retail outlets across 43 countries.
The figures showed 4% of cheese went missing from store shelves.
“The biggest threats for retailers are employees and shoplifters,” said Dr. Joshua Bamfield, Director of the Center for Retail Research in a phone interview with The Huffington Post.
With the price of cheese rising, Bamfield says this is far from surprising given it could be seen as “a lucrative business opportunity for small time criminals.”
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