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The perishable food rescue centre that opened in Fredericton on Saturday will distribute food across New Brunswick food banks and is estimated to process $4 million worth of food each year.
The facility is expected to process $4 million worth of food annually for N.B. food banks.
Hope Edmond · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 12, 2026 4:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The Thrive Food Rescue Centre opened in Fredericton on Saturday. (Jennifer William/CBC)
Canada’s first large-scale perishable food rescue centre opened in Fredericton on Saturday, aiming to reduce food waste and address rising regional food insecurity.
The Thrive Food Rescue Centre will process surplus produce at risk of spoiling into frozen goods, storing them in freezers for distribution to food banks across the province.
Alex Boyd, CEO of Greener Village, said the concept emerged after his food bank received a tractor-trailer load of carrots with nowhere to store them — exposing a network-wide inability to accept and store large-scale fresh donations.
WATCH | Greener Village CEO says the facility will have a regional impact:
Perishable food won’t go to waste at new food rescue centre
The facility is estimated to process up to $4 million worth of food each year
The New Brunswick government contributed $985,000 to the project,
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