Publix has ended the practice of making “Hurricane Cakes” in Florida
ABOVE: A Look at Today’s Top Headlines Florida residents have a complicated relationship with hurricanes, one mixed with comedic coping and legitimate fear of the next natural disaster on the horizon. One way that some people would downplay the serious threat that hurricanes pose is with Publix’s hurricane-themed cakes, or “hurricanes” as some people call them. The cakes, as seen in X’s post from December 2022, would include messages such as “Go away” or “Leave Florida alone,” expressing Floridians’ disdain for the annual weather. However, due to sensitivity concerns, Publix no longer bakes hurricane-themed cakes for customers in Florida, especially in light of the numerous deaths caused by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole last fall. to delight them with their favorite Publix items as they prepare for uncertainty,” cakes will no longer be produced. According to company policy, hurricanes can no longer be manufactured because they make light of these natural disasters. People took to social media to criticize the decision, saying the cakes were just a form of “gallows humor” and that they could now not have them at their hurricane parties. Headlines: Listen to news and weather headlines with the WESH 2 podcast Tropical Storm Franklin moves slowly in Atlantic Missing 3-year-old boy with autism found safe in Central Florida
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Floridians have a complicated relationship with hurricanes, one mixed with comedic coping and legitimate fear of the next natural disaster on the horizon.
One way that some people would downplay the serious threat that hurricanes pose is through Publix’s hurricane-themed cakes, or “hurricanes” as some people call them.
cakes, as seen in X’s December 2022 postwill feature messages like “Go Away” or “Leave Florida Alone,” showing Floridians’ disdain for the annual weather event.
However, due to sensitivity concerns, Publix no longer bakes hurricane-themed cakes for customers in Florida, especially in light of the numerous deaths caused by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole last fall.
Publix said in a statement that while they enjoy “finding ways to delight them with their favorite Publix items as they prepare for uncertainty,” the cakes will no longer be produced.
According to company policy, hurricanes can no longer be performed because they make light of these natural disasters.
People took to social media to criticize the decision, saying the cakes are just a form of “gallows humor” and that they can’t have them at their hurricane parties now.
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