Feed the Need in Durham

Name

Feed the Need in Durham

Legal name

Feed the Need in Durham

Website

https://feedtheneedindurham.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank / Charitable Food Distribution

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Retail-Food Stores (5400), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

School Feeding & Social Protection Partnerships (Conditional Cash Transfers, etc.) (EDADALAL)

Keywords

• Emergency food distribution
• Community food programs
• Food bank services
• Food insecurity relief
• Charitable food redistribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Oshawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monetary donations from individual donors, including one-time gifts and monthly recurring donations through The Nourishing Network monthly giving program
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors provide matching gifts (D&R Custom Steel $100,000, 4 Seasons Country Club $55,000), event sponsorships, and general support
3. Government Grants: Government funding from Ontario Trillium Foundation ($72,000 seed grant), Mayor's Community Development Fund ($15,000), and other government sources
4. Food Donations: In-kind food donations collected from individuals, corporations (Loblaws, Walmart, etc.), and redirected surplus inventory
5. Raffle and Lottery Proceeds: 50/50 raffles and lottery ticket sales with proceeds supporting FTND programs

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Feed the Need in Durham is a registered Canadian charitable nonprofit that operates as Durham Region's central emergency food distribution hub. It collects, rescues, procures, and distributes over 2 million pounds of food and household essentials annually to 70 community food programs — including local food banks, emergency meal programs, shelters, in-school nutrition programs, and social service organizations — providing over 2 million meals annually to vulnerable residents. Direct beneficiary service is delivered through The Market, a barrier-free shopping-style food bank operating at locations in Oshawa and Whitby.

Product overview

Feed the Need in Durham operates as a central emergency food distribution hub for Durham Region, functioning as a food bank distribution center rather than a traditional product company. The organization's primary service offerings include The Market (a shopping-style food bank available at two locations in Oshawa and Whitby), an Agency Support Portal for member food programs to place orders, community food drives, and educational programs like Growing Together. A key innovation initiative is the Feed Durham Vertical Farm Project, which employs vertical farming technology to provide sustainable local produce. The organization serves 70 community food programs and distributes over 2 million pounds of food annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Market at Feed the Need in Durham (Oshawa)

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributes over 2 million pounds of food and household essentials annually to 70 community food programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major and core.

• Whitby SubaruflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presenting sponsor of the 9th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser in 2026, held at Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
• Elexicon EnergyflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Co-presenting sponsor of Empty Bowls 2026 fundraiser.
• Four FarmsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership for Growing Together program - hands-on learning experience teaching participants to grow, cook, and connect with local food through winter webinars and farm workshops.
• Mighty HarvestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025Strategic partnership for vertical farming technology through the Feed Durham pilot project. Mighty Harvest provides vertical farming technology enabling FTND to cultivate internal sustainable fresh produce for distribution to food banks, increasing healthy food access for over 700 families per week.
• Ignite Durham Learning FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Community liaison partner for After the Bell program, providing gift cards to allow families to purchase grocery items they may need.
• Town of WhitbycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership to open The Market at Iroquois Park Sports Centre, providing additional food bank access point for Whitby residents.
• Tim HortonsflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign beneficiary. Proceeds from cookie sales (Nov 17-23) supported FTND, raising nearly $100,000 (200,000+ meals) in prior year.
• CPKCflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025CPKC Holiday Train stop in Oshawa to raise food and monetary donations. CPKC has raised over $26 million and 5.4 million pounds of food since 1999.
• PurolatorflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Purolator Tackle Hunger National Red Bag food drive campaign with Durham schools. Purolator has delivered over 25 million pounds of food to Canadian food banks over 22 years.
• Food Banks CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National partnership for After the Bell summer meal program providing 215,000 nutritious food packs for children.
• Durham CollegemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Campus food banks - Durham College Student Association operates The Support Hub food bank for full-time students at North Campus and Whitby Campus.
• CBCflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Make the Season Kind campaign partner. Since 2002, campaign has raised over $12 million for GTA and Ontario food banks.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Feed Ontario: Provincial association representing Ontario's regional food banks. Comparable as the higher-level association supporting FTND's regional peers and providing collective procurement, advocacy, and program infrastructure.
• Food Banks Canada: National umbrella organization supporting provincial and regional food banks across Canada. FTND is a member of Food Banks Canada's network (e.g., After the Bell), but Food Banks Canada operates at a national policy and procurement scale rather than a single-region distribution scale.

Direct peers

• Daily Bread Food Bank: Toronto's largest food bank, distributing food through a member agency network and direct-access Member Markets. Closely comparable to FTND's hub-and-spoke model with shopping-style Market locations and central distribution.
• Hamilton Food Share: Regional food bank serving the Hamilton, Ontario area, sourcing and distributing food to member agencies. Operates an analogous community-food-bank-with-network model to FTND.
• Ottawa Food Bank: Regional food bank distributing food through member agencies across the Ottawa region. Closely comparable in scale, mission, and Ontario-based regional distribution model.
• North York Harvest Food Bank: Toronto-area regional food bank supporting 130+ member agencies. Comparable to FTND in being a central distribution hub for an urban-suburban catchment with a network of community partners.
• The Mississauga Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Mississauga, Ontario, distributing food through member agencies and direct programs. Operates an analogous model to FTND within a similar Southern Ontario urban-suburban geography.
• Second Harvest: Canada's largest food rescue organization that redistributes surplus food to nonprofits across Ontario. Highly comparable to FTND's food rescue and redistribution mission, though operating at larger provincial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FTNDurham
• Facebookfacebook.com/FTND.ca
• Instagraminstagram.com/ftndurham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ftndurham

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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