In the Media

Global News (Morning): Vancouver Food Runners helps reduce food waste.

Tristan Jagger, from Vancouver Food Runners, explains how they are helping distribute leftover food, from restaurants impacted by the new restrictions, to charities across the city.

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Montecristo Magazine: These Vancouver Volunteers Rescued 350,000 Pounds of Food Destined for Waste, and Redirected it to People in Need.

Hannah Wells takes stock of the 30 loaves of crusty bread filling the trunk of her grey Audi, then sizes up the box of blueberry and raspberry muffins leaning against them at a rakish angle.

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Washington Post: Restaurants throw away a lot of food. These volunteers pick it up first and take it to people who are hungry.

Abigail Goody’s 8-month-old daughter, Sailor, picked up the coronavirus in January from her day-care center in Woodbridge, Va. Goody, 29, and her husband, Bobby Hawkes, 28, a self-employed remodeling contractor, soon had covid-19, too.

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Western Living Magazine: Announcing Western Living's 2021 Foodies of the Year Finalists.

This is our 14th edition of Foodies of the Year and I think it's safe to say, it's been a tough year for most everyone in the hospitality industry across Western Canada.

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Vancouver Sun: Niki Sharma, Kennedy Stewart, Kevin McCort: As we close this year of uncertainty, now is the time to give hope.

As 2020 comes to a close, the long tunnel of COVID-19 finally has a glimmer of light at the end. As governments announce vaccination plans and our collective efforts start to flatten the curve once again, 2021 promises us all some much-needed hope.

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NADA Grocery. 1% for the Planet Partner: Vancouver Food Runners.

Every quarter of the year at Nada, we partner with a different nonprofit through 1% for the Planet to financially support their mission.

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Global News: Volunteers helping to distribute food to vulnerable residents.

The growing financial impacts of COVID-19, coupled with a drop in temperature, are putting pressure on the need to address hunger and food insecurity. Tristan Jagger, Founder & CEO of Vancouver Food Runners, explains how their organization is helping and why they need more volunteers.

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CTV News: Vancouver woman spearheads effort to 'rescue' unsold food for charity.

VANCOUVER - Every day, a small army of volunteers checks their phones for a mission: to "rescue" unsold food, and deliver it to charities around Metro Vancouver.

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News 1130: Vancouver pandemic response group needs more volunteers to help feed those in need.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As the financial impacts of the coronavirus crisis continue and the colder weather arrives, the need to address hunger is even greater now.

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