Save-The-Bread

Founded in 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Save-the-Bread has been making an impact in trying to stop food waste, fight hunger, support mental health, and save the planet. Post-COVID inflation continues to hit us hard every day, making living hand-to-mouth, especially for low-income/unemployed/homeless individuals. Thanks to the local bakeries and restaurants that are helping us carry out our mission in the Toronto-Scarborough community. We are doing our part in making sure that bread and restaurant-cooked foods are not wasted at the end of the day. As social entrepreneurs, we are trying to stop food waste by collecting unsold bread/baked goods from bakeries/grocery stores, or cooked food from restaurants, to feed people in need. Quite a few bakeries donate unsold goods to local charitable programs at the end of the day. Sometimes, volunteers visit local bakeries to pick up the unsold bread and baked goods which they distribute to local charities. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Yet, food waste still poses a huge issue as several restaurants, groceries, and bakeries are still throwing away cooked meals and/or baked goods as they are no longer needed at the end of the day. These foods simply end up in landfills. To keep up with the demand for freshness, throwing away food shouldn't be a choice of retailers. And, there are still a lot of people who spend nights on the streets on empty stomachs. We are working on several socially focused goals that are all tied up into one foremost issue - food waste. These are defined as: Stop food waste; Stop hunger & Support mental health; Stop waste of all the energy and water it takes to grow, harvest, transport, and package food; Save the planet from producing methane—a greenhouse gas