Theft
To counter that issue, customers have to register before they can get milk powder out of the vending machine and they are limited to 2 purchases per week. If the pilot is a success, Nutricia would like to place similar vending machines in other cities.
The “Centraal Bureau Levensmiddelenhandel” (Central Office for Food Trade) has started a close collaboration with the national police to deal with the issues in baby food. Not only do huge amounts get purchased in supermarkets, it also gets stolen on a massive scale. According to the CBL, some form of organized crime is behind the thefts.
