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

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

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

Spotlight on: Luv the Grub

This impressive Metro Vancouver-based upcycler rescues second-grade produce from farms and produce markets and transforms it into an array of delicious chutneys and spreads...

23 January, 2023

Spotlight on: Chef TJ Conwi

Introducing the man behind Vancouver's first chef-run surplus food hub...

16 January, 2023

Spotlight on: Trendi

Meet the company that is using agricultural robotics to turn excess food from farms and production facilities into powders and purees...

09 January, 2023

4 steps your restaurant can take to reduce its food waste footprint

Learn about the economic, environmental and social cost of food waste, and 4 things your restaurant can do about it...

03 January, 2023

Spotlight on: ReCruz Produce

Meet the organization rescuing and repurposing the produce that is left behind when it is processed to get the perfect tomato slice or lettuce shell....

05 December, 2022

See how Susgrainable is turning brewery by-products into healthy baking mixes and treats, in the first part of a new series that profiles innovative solutions to the food waste problem in Metro Vancouver...

21 November, 2022

How the circular economy can make the world better

In the latest issue of 'Make The World Better' magazine, which shines a light on how the circular economy is writing a new ending for waste, Jessica Regan talks about how organizations wanting to take a stand against food waste can get started....

04 October, 2022

The problem of food waste, and what FoodMesh is doing about it

Jessica Regan speaks to Stirling Faux on the Weekend Mornings show about the role FoodMesh is playing to help solve the enormous problem of food waste...

01 October, 2022

What makes Vancouver a sustainable city? CGTN America reports.

Jessica Regan talks about how Metro Vancouver was among the first regions in Canada to introduce an organics ban, and how that's contributed to Vancouver's reputation as a sustainable city...

13 September, 2022

Watch now! Cooking class with Theresa Contois using rescued food

For Stop Food Waste Day, see how Theresa Contois from Cedar Feast House Catering transforms rescued food into a delicious beef bourguignon...

27 April, 2022

Join us on April 27 to mark Stop Food Waste Day

Attend a virtual cooking class using nothing but rescued food with local acclaimed chef, Theresa Contois from Cedar Feast House Catering...

25 March, 2022

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

Metro Vancouver Food Recovery Network Tag