The grocery store chain announced it will no longer sell hurricane-themed cakes to avoid making light of deadly natural disasters.
from December 2022 shows the cakes with text on them reading"Leave Florida Alone" and"Go Away." As well as cakes, the chain would bake other sweet goods like giant cookies decorated with hurricane maps.
However, the chain has announced that its Florida stores will no longer sell the items. The company said in a statement given to local news station WKMG in Orlando on Friday that despite the joy the cakes bring to some customers, it did not want to downplay theCustomers enter a Publix supermarket on July 16, 2020, in Miramar, Florida. The grocery store chain has announced it will no longer be making its famous hurricane-themed cakes.
. The deadly storm killed 156 people across the United States, 70 of whom were in Florida, and caused $109 billion worth of damage, Sky News reported earlier this year. The hurricane achieved peak Category 5 status before downgrading to a Category 4 storm, making it among the most formidable tropical storms in recorded history. Wind speeds of approximately 161 miles per hour were documented off the coast, with land speeds of 150 mph recorded in Florida.
Meanwhile, Publix's decision to withdraw the cakes has caused a mixed reaction on social media. X user @John_G_Mellor :"Let's pretend that people are offended by a cake so we can also pretend we're doing a good thing. Create an issue then act like you fixed an issue is pathetic.":"What's more 'Florida' than hurricanes or gators? Not sure why they are getting sensitive over this."
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