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FoodMesh interview with DeliveryRank

FoodMesh sat down with DeliveryRank to share the latest on our mission, work and ambitions for the future. Read it now. ...

21 September, 2023

Spotlight on: Redux

This innovative business employs rendering to convert unused animal parts, such as bones and fat, into valuable ingredients for products like renewable energy and animal feed....

05 September, 2023

Spotlight on: North Okanagan Valley Gleaners

This outstanding organization turns unwanted vegetables into a dried vegetable soup mix for humanitarian aid and Christian missions overseas....

28 August, 2023

Spotlight on: Unusually Good

Enactus Okanagan College students came up with the brilliant idea of rescuing aesthetically imperfect local apples, and turning them into nutritious apple chips to donate to schools, food banks, and developing countries....

21 August, 2023

How Save-On-Foods surpassed its food waste reduction goals and set a new standard for sustainability in the grocery industry

And supports over 3,000 hunger-relief organizations and hobby farmers in the process....

16 August, 2023

Spotlight on: Slow Bottled Sunday

This Okanagan-based business turns ugly produce destined to waste streams into delicious sauces and condiments....

02 August, 2023

Calling hunger-relief organizations in Metro Vancouver

You're invited to participate in a study with UBC on the economics of food recovery...

05 July, 2023

A day with CityReach (and their bees!)

The FoodMesh team paid CityReach Care Society a visit, and enjoyed a tour of its rooftop beehives while they were at it....

04 July, 2023

Watch now! Find alternate uses for your offcuts and unsalable food

Meet 5 solution providers that can help food manufacturers and processors in Metro Vancouver keep their surplus food out of waste streams. ...

17 May, 2023

Meet 5 BC solution providers that can help you put your unsold food and organics to good use

Join a webinar on May 11 to find ways your food business can reduce its food waste...

01 May, 2023

Food waste put to use in North Okanagan food recovery network

FoodMesh is building a food recovery network in North Okanagan to quickly and safely redistribute businesses' surplus food to people in need. Castanet reports....

26 April, 2023

‘Unique’ program turning unsold food into meals for those in need in the North Okanagan

With support from the RDNO's ReTHINK Waste project grant, FoodMesh is building a food recovery network in North Okanagan. The Vernon Morning Star reports....

17 April, 2023

Too good to waste: FoodMesh working to recover surplus food in the North Okanagan

The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) has provided financial support to FoodMesh to build a food recovery network in the region....

12 April, 2023

FoodMesh and Choices Markets team up to donate unsold food to British Columbians in need

New food donation program diverting edible, surplus food to community members who need it most....

04 April, 2023

Spotlight on: Goodly Foods

Find out how this organization is helping people and planet through their line of delicious soups and stews...

22 March, 2023

How Fresh St. Market’s partnership with Surrey-based charity is changing peoples’ lives

Since Fresh. St Market in Fleetwood Park Village partnered with VISHWA, it has helped provide approximately 50,230 meals to people as a result, some as far afield as Boston Bar....

13 March, 2023

Announcing the winners of the Grocery & Specialty Food West Upcycler Showcase draw!

Congratulations to the five upcyclers who will be showcasing their products at Canada's biggest grocery trade show...

08 March, 2023

Win the chance to showcase your upcycled food products at Grocery & Specialty Food West 2023

FoodMesh is sponsoring five BC-based food upcyclers to showcase their products at Canada's biggest grocery trade show as part of our work to reduce food waste in Metro Vancouver...

13 February, 2023

Get to know: Dheeraj Bharat Sethi

Meet Dheeraj, FoodMesh's Full Stack Developer and the newest addition to the team. ...

10 February, 2023

Years of supply chain hiccups open doors for Canadian startups

The Globe and Mail report on how FoodMesh is helping to reduce waste in the food supply chain...

08 February, 2023