Co-perate rules suck.....

Last night I had my first experience of the ridiculous rules co-operate businesses make. I did my first close last night. As Thursday is late night closing it meant leaving the store around 8.30pm. At the end of the day all food that can't be kept for the next day is distributed amongst the staff. What isn't taken away is thrown.
So we are walking up to the bus stop in Picadilly Gardens when I see this homeless guy with a very cute dog and I'm thinking to myself that I have all this food I may as well give him some. So in my ignorance I did. He was very grateful. (no wonder it was freezing cold) But here comes the ridiculous apparently you are not allowed to do that and if managers find out you get told off.....
As usual I find it hard to break the rules even though I know it was the right thing to do. Personally I have no idea what they fear- some homeless dude dying off food poising?- well then why let staff have it? I think it's more likely they don't want their products to be seen with the homeless. But I could have just been a random customer who bought him some food. Why can't these companies see it as a selling point? They could so hit the headlines with being a charitable organisation. There is so much food that goes to waste. All they need to do is team up with a homeless charity and get organised. An idea I will investigate at my own shop. If they are not going to do it I'll just keep that nugget to myself.