Our Story

FoodReach is a social enterprise project of North York Harvest Food Bank (NYHFB). The initiative seeks to combat the rising cost of food and high grocery store mark-ups by offering affordable, reliable, and convenient access to quality wholesale-priced produce, dairy, and bread to Toronto’s non-profit sector.

In 2015, FoodReach was launched as a collaborative effort between Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre, Toronto Public Health, and the Toronto Foundation for Student Success. In 2018, NYHFB took on the project to help the initiative grow into its full potential by leveraging our existing procurement, warehousing, and distribution services.

Under NYHFB management, FoodReach continues to evolve and grow into a resource in which the non-profit sector can rely on as a trusted partner in combating food insecurity and challenging the food system’s status quo.

About North York Harvest Food Bank

VISION
A community where all members are able to meet their food needs.

MISSION
To engage our community in meeting the food needs of northern Toronto by providing dignified food assistance, education, focused advocacy, and long-term food solutions.

VALUES

• Access and Inclusion
  We strive to ensure that diverse members of our community have full, fair and unbiased access to our services and are included in decision-making.
• Collaboration
  We are dedicated to understanding, learning from, and working cooperatively with community members.
• Integrity
  We recognize the importance of being accountable and transparent in our actions and decision making processes.
• Excellence
  We strive for the highest quality in all our work and for the most effective use of our resources.

How it Works

Through the FoodReach buying portal, our non-profit customers can shop online, place an order, and receive free delivery shipped directly from the supplier. Our service consolidates multiple supplier relationships to just one source and we will coordinate with the suppliers on  our customer’s behalf.

Our other services offer customizations to your FoodReach experience: if you have multiple locations, want weekly standardized orders, or are searching for hard-to-find products, reach out so we can discuss your needs!

Our Partners

City of Toronto
MealSource
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Social Purchasing Project
Student Nutrition Toronto
Toronto Enterprise Fund
Toronto Public Health

Our Suppliers