Source: Solomon Israel, CBC News, March 26, 2016 Canadian food banks are already working with Starbucks on a local level A new plan by Starbucks to end food waste at its U.S. locations by donating all unused food to the needy won’t be coming to Canada just yet, but similar initiatives already exist on a local level… Continue reading Starbucks U.S. food waste plan has Canadian food banks 'delighted'
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France bans supermarkets from throwing away unsold food
Come on Canada, if France can do it why can’t we? France has become the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food, forcing them instead to donate their unsold edibles to charities and food banks. Under a law passed unanimously by the French Senate, large supermarkets are… Continue reading France bans supermarkets from throwing away unsold food
New report says food bank use on the rise for children and seniors
OTTAWA – Food Banks Canada is using its annual report on the number of people using food banks in the country to push anew for the federal and provincial governments to do away with the social assistance programs. The group wants to see the existing bureaucracies that oversee social benefits, such as disability payments, instead… Continue reading New report says food bank use on the rise for children and seniors