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Food Banks Canada

Thank you for connecting with us at the Food Forward Summit.

Meaningful partnerships can go a long way to easing food insecurity in Canada.

Explore opportunities to engage with Food Banks Canada and support communities across the country. Together, we can help increase access to food for people in need while aligning your business with a purpose-driven mission and a strong voice for change.

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How can you relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow?

  • Make a monetary philanthropic gift
  • Create a corporate campaign
  • Donate services in-kind
  • Donate food (consumer packaged goods and/or produce)
  • Employee engagement

Benefits to
Agricultural Partners

Reduced Surplus Food

Food Banks Canada handles all logistics to move surplus food from farms to food banks (including seconds, grade-outs, short-date, gleaned products, etc.)

Financial

Tax receipts are available based on fair market value for eligible donations. Additional financial incentives may apply for gleaning, packing and value-added processing.

Environmental & Sustainability

Surplus food becomes impact that supports both people and the planet. Reporting and assurance available on Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Scope Reporting, United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, and customized reporting.

CPMA Highlight:

Food Loss & Food Waste Use Case – Building a Market Pathway for Surplus Produce

Learn how surplus produce is being transformed into community impact. Read CPMA’s member highlight to learn how Food Banks Canada is helping reduce food waste while delivering more food to people who need it most.

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Benefits to Corporate Partners

Food Banks Canada provides messaging support, campaign development expertise, and promotions.

45%

of consumers are more likely to purchase a product if the brand advertises that a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a charitable cause.**

Consumers are

4.5x

more likely to recommend a brand with strong purpose to family and friends. **

78%

of consumers are more likely to remember companies that exhibit a strong purpose. **

80%

of surveyed consumers representing all generations agree that companies and brands are essential to addressing the current challenges facing humanity. **

Creating shared value together

Flexible partnership opportunities to help meet your business objectives

Brand Partnerships

  • Corporate investment with community impact
  • Customer and consumer fundraisers
  • Cause marketing campaigns

In-kind donations

  • Planned Production (for donation)
  • Produce (including surplus)
  • Donated Products (including surplus) and services

Interested in Becoming a Partner

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“As one of Canada’s leading grocers, Loblaw believes it has a responsibility to help in the fight against hunger on a national, provincial, and regional level. Through our partnership with Food Banks Canada, we continue to focus our efforts to raise awareness, funds, and food to feed more families and people in need.” – Alain Brandon, Vice President – Sustainability, Social Impact & Government Relations, Loblaw Companies Limited

“Our coast-to-coast network of warehouses and transportation services fit with Food Banks Canada’s national reach and enables us to provide services when and where needed. Since the beginning of the partnership, VersaCold’s donation of in-kind services has amounted to over 1 million meals donated. “ – Mike Arcamone, President and CEO, VersaCold Logistics Services

“Enterprise Rent-A-Car is committed to promoting long-term growth and prosperity in the communities we serve — all of which face some level of food insecurity…We are proud to be addressing hunger through our partnership and commitment to Food Banks Canada and making a difference in the communities where our employees live and work." – Enterprise

Partnerships that make a difference

We partner with brands, businesses and producer groups that want to show up meaningfully for people in Canada. With trusted national leadership and coast‑to‑coast-to coast reach, Food Banks Canada helps organizations build authentic, purpose‑driven partnerships rooted in humility, credibility, and a shared commitment to addressing food insecurity.

View our Current Partners

*“Giving it all away – Do brand/charity partnerships really impress consumers?” Survey of 17 international markets from YouGov. March 8, 2024.

**“The purpose premium: Why a purpose-driven strategy is good for business.” Market study from Monitor Deloitte. 2021.