Selling chametz to a non-Jewish partner

We have a pantry cabinet at work that has chametz in it and it's shared by everyone. There's a budget provided by the office, and every week the cabinet gets filled with all kinds of goodies. Anyway, we want to sell the cabinet to a gentile and we have a non-Jew who works in our office, and we want to sell the cabinet to him because he will certainly be in the office throughout the holiday and he will want to take food from it. By the way, he has everyone’s full agreement to do this, because even without any connection to Passover, if I, or the non-Jew or anyone else from the office ate everything in the closet by himself, it would be fine and agreed upon by everyone. So the question is: a. What is the wording of the change of ownership, or is it just a simple sale: “this is sold to you, etc.” b. What type of acquisition should be used?

Dear …!

In selling to a non-Jew, there are some details that are difficult for a private person to fulfill. Unless the sale is performed in a way that the non-Jew actually takes the chametz into his possession and pays money for it, at least a part of its true worth.

For example, there are different opinions among the authorities as to what is the proper way to make this acquisition according to the Torah law. Therefore, when the rabbis sell to a gentile, they perform this sale in several different ways. [Money, “pulling”, “kerchief”, “admittance”, handshake, acquisition with a plot of land]. But the letter of the law is that money and “pulling” should be enough.

And in your case, there seems to be another problem. It is not clear that you have the right to sell the chametz, which was bought for you only to eat.

Therefore, I suggest that you finish all the chametz before Pesach and buy snacks that are kosher for Passover.

[Even if you do not eat legumes, there is nothing to prevent you from buying them and placing them in the office for the use of those who eat them, including gentiles.]