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. ...
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...
See where these donations are going and the impact they are having on the local community. ...
How Potter’s Place Mission and IGA West 4th have teamed up to provide nourishing meals to residents of Vancouver’s downtown eastside...
Together, they have served 117,436 meals to people in need, keeping 63,885 KG of food out of waste streams. ...
IGA of BC has donated the equivalent of 1 million meals to 160 hunger-relief organizations since its partnership with FoodMesh began in April 2020. ...
How A Better Life Foundation uses recovered food to create better lives for residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside...
For Stop Food Waste Day, see how Theresa Contois from Cedar Feast House Catering transforms rescued food into a delicious beef bourguignon...
It's official. The organizations we work with are collectively rescuing the equivalent of 1 million meals every month, through both the Retail Food Recovery Program and B2B Marketplace. ...
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...