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TORONTO — On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of food about to reach their sell-by date sit waiting. It's time for the Daily Bread food bank’s weekly pickup. Each package of meat, loaf of bread and deli item has been carefully inspected before ending up on the loading dock. For grocers, selling perishable items means making continual choices about every item o...

TORONTO - On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of food about to reach their sell-by date sit waiting. It's time for the Daily Bread food bank’s weekly pickup.

On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of food about to reach their sell-by date sit waiting. Its time for the Daily Bread food bank’s weekly pickup.

For grocers, selling perishable items means making continual choices about every item on display — especially the ones nearing the end of their shelf life.

On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of food about to reach their sell-by date sit waiting. It's time for the Daily Bread food bank’s weekly pickup.

For grocers, selling perishable items means making continual choices about every item on display - especially the ones nearing the end of their shelf life. For those that dont sell in time, most stores try to donate them to food banks rather than throw them away.

Feed Ontario’s Full Shelves Campaign appears to be working when it is needed the most, having received more than $800,000 in donations.

Angela and Chris Griffith own and run Bonita Springs Estero community forum. Each year they post "The 12+ days of Christmas."

Demand has surged since COVID-19 pandemic

August 25, 2023: Today, Metro officially opened the doors of its newest location at 7835 McLeod Road in Niagara Falls. The modern store covers over 44,000 square feet and is the banners 131st store...