45% of food typically discarded by retailers is still edible.
Don’t let that food go to waste when 1 in 8 people in Canada is going hungry.
We can help you divert more of your unsalable food to local charities, so it can help to feed the people in our communities who need it most.
We can help you divert whatever organic waste is left over to local farmers, so you can save money on your waste hauling fees.
Our in-store training will help your staff know what is safe to donate, so they can keep more food out of the garbage bin and onto the plates of people who need it.
Build on your existing donation program or connect to a network of new organizations to donate to.
Food that’s still edible will go to charities to be turned into meals (and we financially compensate them for recording donation data, to help you maximize your community impact). Where possible, the food that’s left will go to farmers for animal feed.
We help to ensure that your unsalable food is consistently collected on the schedule you decide, so no food is left sitting on your dock.
Store staff don’t have to waste time broadcasting the availability of donations. Your unsalable food will be collected on the schedule you decide, so your staff can go about their day without disruption.
We manage your donation recipients and collection of data so your staff don’t have to. All they have to do is put food aside, ready for collection.
Whenever your stores, staff and charity partners need support, we’re here for you.
You will save approximately 3 metric tonnes of CO2e from entering the atmosphere for every metric ton of food that you donate. And so, by donating your unsalable food to charities instead of sending it to a landfill, you can reduce your organization’s carbon footprint seven-fold.
Get detailed data on the food you are diverting for your sustainability reports. Track the volume of your donations, the departments it comes from, where it goes and the impact it is having.
Get cause marketing materials to help you shout from the rooftops about the great work you’re doing to support your local community and the environment.
Our managed retail food diversion services can help you maximize the volume of food you’re keeping out of waste streams
Not only was this program clearly the right thing to do, we also discovered it was saving our staff time. They weren’t having to depackage all of the food to put it into organic waste.
Tom Truchan, Georgia Main Food Group
A valuable, extremely necessary program that benefits all who are involved.
Kevin Thomasson, Save-On-Foods Northgate, Winnipeg
Did you know?
Whether through media engagement, in store-posters or blog posts, we will help you scream from the rooftops about the great work you’re doing to reduce your food waste.
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Wherever you are on your food waste reduction journey, our service can be customized to meet your goals. Let’s get started today.