Publix No Longer Selling Hurricane Cakes to Be More Sensitive
Florida shoppers will no longer be able to purchase the popular hurricane-themed cake from Publix because the company wants to avoid downplaying natural disasters.
Supermarket chain officials Said On WTSP Monday, the decision to no longer make sweet desserts:
Our employees are making every effort to support our guests during weather events. Often this involves finding ways to please them with their favorite Publix items as they prepare for uncertainty. Especially for such requests, it is our policy not to manufacture bakery cakes that disregard natural disasters.
Weather-themed cakes appeared a few years ago, some designed with the phrases “Go Away” and “Leave Florida Alone.”
Publix announced that it will no longer be making Hurricane Cakes, Florida’s pre-hurricane stockpile, due to sensitivity concerns. https://t.co/BuoAIWq4m7
Social media users expressed their displeasure with the decision, with some I have written“Party Poop”.
In a post on August 30, 2019, a social media user named Kate Wagner share Her story of going to Publix and trying to find a durian hurricane cookie cake.
The baker told her the store had received complaints about such cakes, adding that “they had been removed from all bakery displays.”
However, the baker seems to have pulled out a cake for her from the back of the shop.
Folks, I bravely joined Publix today for two things: a prescription and a Dorian Hurricane.
“Don’t ruin people’s cookie cakes, especially in situations where the threat of natural disasters is imminent. If anyone wants a durian hurricane cookie cake from Publix Bakery, the dealer is behind the counter.” ‘ Wagner wrote.
When the hurricane season ended on November 30, 2022, millions of Americans could breathe a sigh of relief as they endured the uncertainties of the weather system plaguing their region, according to those at the time. Breitbart News reported:
The end of the hurricane season follows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Republican)’s handling of brisk late-season weather in the Sunshine State with Democrat Rep. Charlie Christo (Democrat) just before the midterm elections. It was a confrontation and a test of the government. Florida):
Hurricane Ian, a powerful Category 4 storm, hit the west coast of Florida, causing severe damage to infrastructure and causing power outages for millions of Floridians. Still, with tens of thousands of linemen on standby in Florida, power was restored to 99 percent, with the exception of some LCEC. [Lee County Electric Cooperative] In your pocket in just a few days.
According to the WTSP article, the peak of the hurricane season is just around the corner and officials are already tracking several tropical cyclones.
