Authorities in the United Kingdom recently recovered a stolen van
  filled with 2,500 pies in an unusual food [1]heist gone wrong.

  The value of the pies was estimated to be 25,000 British pounds, or
  $32,000. The food items were owned by Tommy Banks, a restaurateur who
  owns two Michelin-starred establishments.

  The vehicle, which was filled with steak and ale pies as well as a
  turkey and butternut variety, was supposed to head to a Christmas
  market in York.

  The theft of the pies caused a stir on social media earlier this week,
  leading Banks to call on his followers to find the lost pies.

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  Split image of pies, guy breaking into van

  Thieves in the United Kingdom recently stole a van filled with
  thousands of pies. (iStock)

  "Thieves! Keep your eyes on the Pies!!" Banks wrote on X before the van
  was found. "Help find the pies. Let's try and recover them and feed
  some people."

  Banks also asked the thieves to "do the right thing" and drop the pies
  off at a community center so the food wouldn't go to waste.

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  Tommy Banks pie

  This undated handout photo shows one of Tommy Banks' pies. (Tommy Banks
  via AP)

  The pies were left in the stolen van, Banks said, but were too damaged
  to be eaten or sold. Banks confirmed that the van was insured but
  lamented the loss of the savory pies.

  "It’s just so much waste. It’s just rubbish," Banks said in a video on
  Instagram. "Sorry, it’s not a happier ending to this story."

  The pie incident is one of a few unusual food heists in the United
  Kingdom this year. In October, a group of thieves that posed as a
  wholesale distributor stole [4]over 950 wheels of English cheddar.

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  Tommy Banks pies

  This undated handout photo shows Tommy Banks' pies. (Tommy Banks via
  AP)

  The estimated value of the [6]stolen cheese was $390,000. Local
  residents were asked to be on the lookout for "clothbound Cheddars in a
  [22-pound] or [52-pound] format with the tags detached."

  The Associated Press and Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
  contributed to this report.

  Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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  1. https://www.foxnews.com/world/bank-robbery-foiled-teller-read-stickup-note
  2. https://www.foxnews.com/health/woman-suffering-knocked-cauliflower-grocery-shopping
  3. https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/man-stumbles-gem-worth-thousands-hidden-dirt-its-like-nothing-else
  4. https://www.foxnews.com/world/fraudsters-wheel-away-huge-haul-artisan-cheddar-worth-eye-popping-400000
  5. https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/start-garden-planting-vegetables-fruits
  6. https://www.foxnews.com/category/food-drink/food
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