Sysco Canada Donates $50K to Second Harvest Food Rescue
Sysco Canada marks 26 years supporting Second Harvest with a $50,000 donation, part of a partnership that has distributed over 1 million meals.
Sysco Canada announced a $50,000 donation to Second Harvest, the Toronto-based food rescue organization, in a ceremony attended by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and MP James Maloney. The contribution underscores a 26-year partnership between the foodservice distributor and the nonprofit, which has collectively facilitated the rescue and redistribution of over 1 million meals to food-insecure communities across Canada. Second Harvest operates by recovering surplus food from restaurants, caterers, corporate kitchens, and other food businesses—preventing waste while addressing hunger. Sysco's long-standing support has positioned the distributor as a key logistics partner in that supply chain. The donation reflects broader industry trends toward corporate food rescue partnerships, particularly as operators seek to align sustainability goals with community benefit. Foodservice companies increasingly view such initiatives as both a business responsibility and a risk mitigation strategy in supply chain management.