The Quirky Pear Blog

Moving forward with food recovery program

Chak Au, Councillor for the City of Richmond, shares details of the new regional food recovery network in his own words...

01 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

Save-On-Foods surpasses six-year food waste reduction target in six months

Grocery Business explains how Save-On-Foods has surpassed a six-year company-wide goal of reducing food waste in just six months, aided by its work with FoodMesh...

06 June, 2019

Food recovery program at Save-On-Foods in effect

Save-On-Foods in Creston is working with FoodMesh to donate its unsold food to the local food bank. MyCrestonNow reports....

29 May, 2019

Urban Fare and Central Okanagan Food Bank working together to get food to people in need

Kelowna's Beach Radio talks to Urban Fare and the Central Okanagan Food Bank about the benefits of the Retail Food Recovery Program....

09 April, 2019

Game-changing program diverting food to the hungry in Chilliwack

The Chilliwack Progress reports on Save-On-Foods' pilot in Chilliwack to divert their unsold food to higher-end use, and the impressive results it is yielding. ...

25 February, 2019

Kelowna Now shows the Retail Food Recovery Program in action at Save-On-Foods

In this report, Kelowna News shines a light on Save-On-Foods’ goal to be zero waste and the implementation of FoodMesh’s Retail Food Recovery Program at their stores....

21 February, 2019

BC innovators working to save food and bees

Local organizations - including FoodMesh - are partnering with the federal and provincial governments to develop innovative ways to save pollinators and combat food waste in British Columbia....

22 January, 2019

How FoodMesh is reducing food waste and increasing food security in the Okanagan

In this report, Global News shows how the Retail Food Recovery Program is helping Save-On-Foods get food to people in need in the Okanagan...

17 January, 2019

Introducing FoodMesh and the Retail Food Recovery Program

Watch this profile of FoodMesh, courtesy of Rhiza Capital for its 'Impact Series'...

01 January, 2019

How FoodMesh is helping to tackle food waste

Watch this video to see how FoodMesh's work is helping to reduce food waste...

08 November, 2018

FoodMesh seeks food producers and processors in Chilliwack with surplus to donate

The Chilliwack Progress reports on a new collaboration between FoodMesh and the Fraser Valley Regional District to give edible but otherwise imperfect food a second chance....

03 August, 2018

Waste not, want not: FoodMesh connects produce and baked goods otherwise destined for dump with those who can use it

In this article, the Vancouver Sun profiles our CEO and Co-Founder Jessica Regan, and explains how FoodMesh came to be...

25 July, 2018