App to Fight Hunger for Local Shelters & Charities

[PeppermintPatty]

Tony Colley has come a long way over the past four years — from an idea he had while experiencing food insecurity to running a business that helps alleviate it.

It wasn't long ago that Colley, working for a Toronto catering company, noticed how much excess food was dumped after an event. His then-manager let staff, including Colley, take home food after a shift. But he noticed there was still lots left when guest numbers were lower than expected.

That's how the idea for Be One To Give, or B12Give, was born. Founded in 2019 to fight hunger in the Greater Toronto Area, Colley says the company has diverted approximately 15,000 kilograms of food waste — enough to feed 25,000 people since its inception.

"It operates like an UberEats-style delivery platform, but it's strictly for surplus food," Colley told CBC Toronto.

The idea is simple, he says: Restaurants and businesses notify B12Give through its app when they have surplus food. Then, the company picks it up and distributes it to local shelters and charities.

Source of Info cbc.ca ( see link below )

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/surplus-food-delivery-app-1.6912325

 

[Paco Dennis]

That is amazing! What a great idea, and to do the work to get it operational is INSPIRATIONAL. He is expanding his brilliant idea...from the article

Going forward, B12Give has lofty goals, including redistributing 100 per cent of avoidable food waste across Canada by 2030.
Colley isn't being slowed by the idealism.

He says PricewaterhouseCoopers and RBC will begin partnerships with B12Give within the next month. "Each one of those partners is critical to what we're doing," Colley said.

I hope this catches fire and spreads throughout Canada. Maybe the U.S. could put this to practice. The sooner the better.

@PeppermintPatty Great find/post/thread.

 

[Remy]

It all helps. In the U.S., just watch a dumpster diving channel on YouTube. The waste is criminal. I don't know how to make it stop but things like this are a start.

The liability B.S. needs to stop. No one is going to die from eating dry cereal that expired a week ago.