IGA of BC has hit the milestone of 2 million meals donated. Meet some of the organizations using its unsold food to help the growing number of Canadians facing food insecurity....
To mark Hunger Action Month, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, store staff see firsthand the impact of their food donations on the community....
FoodMesh's project to build a food recovery network in the North Okanagan has seen almost 0.3 tonnes of food kept out of the landfills. Vernon Matters reports. ...
Surrey Now-Leader reports on how FoodMesh connects two Fresh St. Market stores in Surrey with charities that help feed the hungry...
SFU's The Peak spoke to FoodMesh to share insight on the problem of food waste, and what IGA of BC and Fresh St. Market is doing about it....
Since FoodMesh opened its doors in 2017, the organizations we work with have diverted a staggering volume food away from waste streams, and onto the plates of people in our community who need it. ...
Kelowna's Castanet reports...
Kelowna Capital News reports....
B.C. company has partnered with FoodMesh to support local charities since 2020. Canadian Grocer reports. ...
Grocery stores from Penticton to Kelowna are helping those facing food insecurity. Penticton Western News reports. ...
Over 220 B.C. charities are distributing produce, meats, and dairy directly from grocers...
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....
Since starting work with FoodMesh in April 2020, IGA of BC and Fresh St. Market have collectively donated an enormous 1 million meals to people in need...
As Georgia Main Food Group reaches an incredible milestone in its food recovery story, we reflect on how the program came to be in the first place...
BC Local News reports on how IGA Stores of BC and Fresh St. Market are diverting 100% of their edible but unsaleable food away from landfills through the Retail Food Recovery Program...
The Kelowna Capital News reports on how IGA Stores of BC and Fresh St. Market are diverting 100% of their edible but unsaleable food away from landfills through the Retail Food Recovery Program...
The Vernon Morning Star reports on how IGA Stores of BC and Fresh St. Market are diverting 100% of their edible but unsaleable food away from landfills through the Retail Food Recovery Program...
The Surrey Now-Leader tells the story of what the Launching Pad Addiction Rehabilitation Society has been able to do with the donations they receive through the Retail Food Recovery Program...