LaGrou's cold storage warehouse in Chicago kept raw, fresh, and frozen meat, poultry, and other food products. LaGrou did not own the food, but stored products for customers. About two million pounds of food went in and out daily. The manager became aware, when hired, that there were rats. He talked to the company president, Stewart, about the problem. Rats were caught daily and food the rats had gnawed on was thrown away.
Customers were not told of the rats; they were told food damaged in shipment was destroyed. An expert said there needed to be many structural changes to eliminate holes in the building for the rats. Stewart thought it was too expensive to fix.

1. The appeals court affirmed the conviction of the company for violating food sanitation rules. People, not companies, make decisions; so what sense does it make to convict a company?
2. Who would restitution be paid to in such a case?