Save-On-Foods Tag

“Mooooore please!”

We went to Langley to pay a visit to farmer Steven and his five rescued steers, to see how they're enjoying today's haul of donations from Save-On-Foods....

12 August, 2022

Turning recovered food into restaurant-quality meals for people in need

How A Better Life Foundation uses recovered food to create better lives for residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside...

22 June, 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

FoodMesh network now rescuing 1 million meals per month

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. ...

13 April, 2022

Maplewood Farm’s animals mow down on Save-On-Foods castoffs (and they love it!)

North Shore News reports on this new partnership between this Save-On-Foods store and Maplewood Farm....

20 March, 2022

How Save-On-Foods is helping North Vancouver farm animals live long and healthy lives

Maplewood Farm's 76 animals now get to enjoy fresh produce from its local Save-On-Foods, thanks to this new partnership...

15 March, 2022

Food recovery program helps support Creston Food Bank and reduce waste

Creston Valley Advance reports on how FoodMesh's Retail Food Recovery Program has helped Creston Food Bank and Save-On-Foods save thousands of kilograms of food from the landfill...

14 March, 2022

How donations for 25 turned into meals for 700

The Launching Pad Addiction Rehabilitation Society's partnership with FoodMesh has grown from feeding 25 residents to 700 community members. Find out how. ...

02 February, 2022

A day with Friends in Need Food Bank

Nikki takes us behind the scenes of an organization that has rescued the equivalent of more than 1 million meals...

28 January, 2022

How Save-On-Foods helps the Richmond Food Bank get a supply of fresh food donations

Richmond News reports on what supermarkets in Richmond do with the food they can no longer sell...

27 October, 2021

South Surrey charity keeps 158,000 kg of edible food out of landfill every year

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...

10 June, 2021

A day with CityReach Care Society

Megan gives a sneak peek into how CityReach Care Society is responding to the 1000% growth in their food bank operations since the outbreak of COVID-19...

01 April, 2021

Food no longer suitable for human consumption finds a happy home

Meet George and Ernest, two happy recipients of some of the inedible food donations that were diverted through the Retail Food Recovery Program....

19 March, 2021

Save-On-Foods adds its newest Chilliwack location to its zero food-waste promise

Save-On-Foods’ fourth Chilliwack location is diverting 100% of its unsalable food to charitable organizations through FoodMesh's Retail Food Recovery Program....

18 March, 2021

New Chilliwack Save-On-Foods location signs on to FoodMesh partnership

The Chilliwack Progress features Save-On-Foods new Cottonwood Centre store, which has become the fourth location in Chilliwack to partner with FoodMesh...

18 March, 2021

A day with Salvation Army Boundless

Laura takes us behind the scenes at Salvation Army Boundless, and what they are able to do with the food donations they receive from Urban Fare stores across downtown Vancouver...

04 March, 2021

Almost 500,000 kgs of perishable food distributed from Maple Ridge food bank facility

The Maple Ridge-Pit Meadows News shines a light on the donations the Friends In Need Food Bank has received in part by the Retail Food Recovery Program...

09 June, 2020

Fraser Valley Regional District’s Food Recovery Network

Find out how the Fraser Valley is working with FoodMesh to create a connected and efficient food system in the region...

20 November, 2019

The Retail Food Recovery Program in action at Save-On-Foods

In this report, Global News shows how the Retail Food Recovery Program is helping Save-On-Foods meet its zero waste goal...

14 June, 2019

More food now saved in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows

The Maple Ridge-Pit Meadows News shows how Save-On-Foods and the Friends in Need Food Bank are working to ensure good food that used to get tossed in the garbage, is no longer wasted...

07 June, 2019