Frozen food firm Iceland insists it did not call the police after three men were charged with stealing food from its bins.
Squatters Paul May, 35, Jason Chan and William James are facing prosecution under the 1824 Vagrancy Act.
They are alleged to have taken tomatoes, mushrooms, cheese and Mr Kipling cakes from bins behind a branch in Kentish Town.
The store is next to a police station and Iceland say officers attended "on their own initiative".
It has asked the Crown Prosecution Service to explain why charges are being brought.
A statement on the Iceland website said: "The store in question is next door to a police station. Iceland staff did not call the police, who attended on their own initiative. Nor did we instigate the resulting prosecution, of which we had no knowledge until the media reports of it appeared yesterday evening.
"We are currently trying to find out from the Crown Prosecution Service why they believe that it is in the public interest to pursue a case against these three individuals, and will comment further when we are more fully informed."
The items allegedly taken were worth £33, according to a report in The Guardian.
A CPS spokesman said: "I can confirm that Jason Chan, William James and Paul May have been charged with being found in or upon enclosed premises, contrary to section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
"The next hearing is February 3 at Highbury Magistrates' Court for trial.
"As usual, we will not be discussing the prosecution case in detail ahead of the trial."
The case highlights the practice of 'skipping', where people take goods such as food and clothes from bins in a bid to minimise waste.
The Guardian reported that May – who lives with his co-defendants in a north London squat - is expected to argue that he needed to feed himself and that the food was destined for landfill.
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