Only as a side effect of existing taxes. When you buy food and then donate it you pay consumer centered taxes at the point of sale. When a company gives away fo

Only as a side effect of existing taxes. When you buy food and then donate it you pay consumer centered taxes at the point of sale. When a company gives away food for free there was apparently a regulation that applied the taxes on the ingredients instead and in this case the tax office decided that this also applied to donations.