What is stopping big retailers from donating their food rather than throwing it away?

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CrazyGamer2017 said:

KLAMarine said:

I'm not sure I'd automatically point a finger at capitalism for starvation in a given place. Sometimes other factors have a greater impact on food supplies like natural disasters or war. Additionally, no economic system will change the fact that seeds need planting, crops need harvesting, and food needs transportation to get to where it's needed most.

I don't know, maybe a system where food is produced locally instead of it being transported half way across the world would help toward a smaller environmental impact AND a cheaper price at retail. But transporting food half way across the world is part of globalization and globalization is one of the pillars of capitalism.

I don't understand. If producing locally results in a cheaper price, wouldn't firms just move towards producing locally, even under capitalism?