WALMART FOUNDATION FUNDS TWO TORONTO CHARITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO RESCUE AND DELIVER FRESH, SURPLUS FOOD TO FEED PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HUNGER - TORONTO (April 19, 2018)

WALMART FOUNDATION FUNDS TWO TORONTO CHARITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO RESCUE AND DELIVER FRESH, SURPLUS FOOD TO FEED PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HUNGER Toronto-based charities, Daily Bread Food Bank and Second Harvest, receive a combined $3,453,576 [$889,926 CAD to Daily Bread/$2,563,650 CAD to Second Harvest] in funding to develop evidence-based food recovery solutions and to divert food waste. [...] The Walmart Foundation’s funding for Daily Bread Food Bank will support their Farm to Food Bank program, which will provide more fresh produce to food bank clients across the region and significantly reduce food waste from local farms. [...] The results of the research will be used to produce and disseminate a manual of scalable and sustainable environmental solutions and produce greater opportunities for food to be recovered and distributed to people who are food insecure. [...] “Farmers are already telling us that the Farm to Food Bank program is helping them solve a key business challenge while doing environmental and social good – that’s a triple bottom-line win, and we want to thank the Walmart Foundation for helping to make that win possible.” “The leadership and investments from the Walmart Foundation on the critical problem of food loss and waste are invaluable and. [...] Project outcomes will have important implications for businesses, industry organizations, researchers and government.” “The Walmart Foundation is excited to support the work of the Daily Bread Food Bank and Second Harvest to help better understand and fight food waste,” said Kathleen McLaughlin, president of the Walmart Foundation and chief sustainability officer for Walmart.