11/13/2023 0 Comments Perishable food![]() ![]() “Out of this difficult circumstance is the fact that both the union and the employer have said it makes fundamental sense that goods that are perishable get to the Daily Bread Food Bank so we can get it to individuals all across the city who are currently experiencing poverty,” he said. Daily Bread’s CEO Neil Hetherington says he’s disappointed this happened amid a job action, but some food is coming of it. From the 89 Gould store, the truck was filled with two large containers as it carried on to collect more deliveries. On Tuesday morning and afternoon, the Daily Bread Food Bank, the largest food bank in Toronto, sent trucks around to different Metro locations to collect the items. But, unfortunately, they’re doing that because they’ve got workers on job action right now,” she said. It’s much better to donate it than to have it go to waste. “I think it’s great that they’re donating food that they can’t sell. Woman dead, 2 men critically injured after crash in central Mississauga. ![]() Man charged with murder after woman found dead at Richmond Hill home: police.Toronto police identify man killed in city’s 42nd homicide of 2023.Emergency crews respond to fire near Toronto’s Union Station.The grocery store did not respond to questions about the change on Tuesday evening. Some striking Metro workers told Global News their health benefits had been paused since the strike began on Saturday. “It’s a real problem that we’ve got record profits in the face of also record food insecurity in this country.” We have never had as many people living in food-insecure situations as we do right now,” she said. “Food insecurity in Canada and in Ontario is at a record high. Tarasuk estimates that in the province of Ontario, at least one in five people are food insecure, while in its latest quarter, Metro’s profits rose 10.4 per cent to $218.8 million up from $198.1 million in the same quarter last year. “The way for all companies - not just Metro - but the way for all businesses to support the fight against food insecurity in this country is to make sure that they’re paying their workers adequately,” said Valerie Tarasuk, a professor emeritus of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto. As 3,700 workers on the picket lines remain outside 27 Metro grocery store locations asking for fair wages, the company is donating some of its perishable food items to food banks. ![]()
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