Look back at 2025 with Knead Tech
In 2025, Knead helped food recovery organizations and municipalities streamline food rescue logistics, more than doubling daily meals recovered to 12,323 per day. As food insecurity continued to rise, Knead focused on reducing food waste, improving operational efficiency, and delivering surplus food to communities that need it most.
A New Route to Reducing Food Waste in Calgary
In Calgary, nearly one in three residents faced food insecurity in 2023, yet tons of perfectly good food from restaurants, grocery stores, and cafeterias goes to waste every week. Why? For many businesses, donating surplus food is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Without a simple, reliable system to coordinate pickups and ensure food safety, even businesses that […]
Data-driven storytelling: Translating your food rescue impact
It’s true, sometimes numbers speak louder than words. For non-profits, data tracking and reporting is crucial to demonstrating impact—and the reality is, it’s often the most challenging and time-consuming to get a handle on! So, let’s talk about how to use data-driven storytelling to transform the way your organization communicates its impact, and why it […]
Streamlining operations: technology in food rescue
As food rescue organizations scale, managing logistics—like scheduling, tracking, and coordinating pickups—can quickly become all-consuming. The right technology can be a game-changer—saving time and money in the long term! Food rescue organizations who leverage technology in their work experience a 98% growth year-over-year, compared to just 17% for those without, according to research from UCeed. […]
Food safety and compliance in food rescue
Picture this: It’s a busy Tuesday. Your team has just picked up a massive donation of fresh produce from a local supermarket. As you’re sorting through crates of vibrant vegetables, you notice some of the tomatoes might be starting to turn. Your volunteer asks, “can we still distribute these?” This is where the rubber meets […]
5 ways Knead Tech is simplifying food rescue
We’re making strides when it comes to food rescue. According to the Food Rescue Index by ReFED, food recovery in the U.S. increased the amount of food recovered by over 25% from 2016 to 2021. Yet, even as we celebrate the strides made, it’s important to recognize that a significant portion of wasted food still […]
