Our commitment to reducing food waste

 

It is estimated that 58% of all food produced in Canada is wasted - 84% of which occurs along the supply chain. 

 

IGA Stores of BC is committed to ensuring that none of our unsalable edible food ends up in landfills. We have partnered with FoodMesh to help us divert surplus food from our stores to local charitable organizations, to be used for meals. 

 

Track the impact of our food donations

 

Since April 2020, we have donated 1,500,000 meals, supported 177 local charities and helped 26 farmers. 

 

About FoodMesh

 

FoodMesh is a Vancouver-based Benefit Corporation, dedicated to reducing unnecessary food waste and feeding more. They provide digital solutions that unite all elements of the food supply chain to help organizations quickly and easily divert their surplus food to the people in our communities who need it most. Learn more at foodmesh.ca

 

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Updates:

 

October 4, 2021: Georgia Main Food Group – the parent company of IGA of BC  – has donated the equivalent of a whopping 1 million meals to more than 200 charitable organizations across BC, since their collaboration with FoodMesh began in April 2020. That is 654,900 KG of food that would otherwise have gone to waste streams.
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