How Metro Vancouver keeps food out of the landfill
The problem of food waste and what Metro Vancouver is doing to keep it out of the landfill...
17 January, 2022 Regional Food Recovery Network
The problem
58%
of all food produced in Canada
is never consumed
86%
of that waste occurs
along the supply chain
over
50%
of that waste
is avoidable
1 in 8
families are
food insecure
There isn’t a food shortage problem. There is a connection problem.
And we’re here to help.
And we’re here to help.
How we do it
Connect
We bring together all parts of the supply chain into one digital network.
Coordinate
We facilitate the exchange between organizations that have surplus food, with organizations that need it.
Track
We track the diverted food, so we can report on the impact it’s having and provide our partners with actionable business intelligence to prevent food waste in the future.
We use our digital solutions to unite all elements of the food supply chain to help organizations quickly and easily divert their surplus food to the people in our communities who need it most.
The FoodMesh network
The FoodMesh network is made up of 2,500+ registered organizations from all elements of the food supply chain.
The impact of the FoodMesh network
18,761,295
Meals provided
14,491,973
Food rescued (KG)
27,534,749
CO2 emissions saved (KG)
64,852,042
Money saved ($)
The Quirky Pear
The latest updates, news and events from FoodMesh.
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A small store with a big impact
How Buy-Low Foods in Boyle, AB turned things around for its local food bank...
12 January, 2022 Charity spotlights Retail Food Recovery Program -
1 million meals donated to people in need across BC, AB and SK
The Buy-Low Foods, Nesters Market, AG Foods and Meinhardt Fine Foods stores we work with have collectively rescued more than 1 million meals since they started working with FoodMesh in May 2021. ...
05 January, 2022 Announcements Business spotlights Retail Food Recovery Program