Fredericton Community Kitchens

What Fredericton Community Kitchens does

Fredericton Community Kitchens Inc. is a registered Canadian nonprofit charity (Charity Number 101885226RR0001) founded on December 8, 1982, headquartered at 65 Brunswick Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick, alongside the Fredericton Homeless Shelter. The organization's mission is to address food insecurity in the Fredericton area, operating 365 days per year to serve approximately 16,000 meals per month (~150,000 annually) through three integrated programs: the Daily Meal Program (free breakfast, lunch, and supper served on-site), the Student Hunger Program (250-350 daily school lunches plus 150-200 weekly food backpacks across 18-20 Fredericton-area schools), and the Community Outreach Program (hot meal delivery to partner agencies including John Howard Society, Oaks Centre, and Grace House for Women, plus weekly surplus-food sharing with five social service agencies).

The organization runs on a lean operational model: 16 paid staff (including Executive Director Cassandra LeBlanc and Kitchen Manager Dale Larson) supported by approximately 300 volunteers. There is no proprietary technology; core operations consist of meal preparation, food donation intake (perishable, non-perishable, and pre-cooked items), and last-mile delivery to schools and partner agencies. Marketing and outreach are conducted through a Squarespace-hosted website, a Facebook page, community events (notably the annual Wonder Auto & Tire Undercoating Fundraiser), and word-of-mouth.

The revenue model is entirely donation-driven, with no fees charged to recipients. Funding sources include individual donations (including a recurring $5/month "less than a latte" subscription), corporate sponsorships (Wonder Auto & Tire, Integrity Junk Removal & Demolition, Gap Auto, Canadian Tire, Federated Co-operatives, Atlantic Superstore/Loblaw), and foundation grants (most notably a three-year $75,000 commitment from the Brewer Foundation to expand the Student Hunger Program to Salisbury). The organization has no parent company, no venture capital backing, and is governed by a Board of Directors led by President Lauren Nicholson. Geographic scope has expanded beyond Fredericton to include Oromocto, Sackville, and Salisbury.

Name

Fredericton Community Kitchens

Legal name

Fredericton Community Kitchens Inc.

Website

https://frederictoncommunitykitchen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fredericton Community Kitchens is a registered Canadian nonprofit charity, founded in 1982, that provides free daily meals, school lunches, and food backpacks to food-insecure individuals, students, and partner agencies in Fredericton and surrounding New Brunswick communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro primary industry

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

School Feeding & Social Protection Partnerships (Conditional Cash Transfers, etc.) (EDADALAL), Food & Nutrition Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAF)

Keywords

• Community meal services
• Food security programs
• Student hunger programs
• Food donation services
• Volunteer-driven nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations - Food: The organization accepts donations of perishable, non-perishable, and pre-cooked food from individuals, businesses, and community groups. Food donations are used directly for meal preparation and shared with partner agencies.
2. Donations - Funds: Monetary donations from individuals ($5/month recurring program) and corporate partners. The undercoating fundraiser generates approximately $21,000 per year for the Student Hunger Program.
3. Donations - Time (Volunteerism): Volunteers contribute time during meal preparation, service, school lunch packing, and backpack program assembly. No direct monetary value but enables operations without labor costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fredericton Community Kitchens provides free daily meals (breakfast, lunch, and supper) to food-insecure individuals at its downtown Fredericton kitchen, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. It also delivers daily school lunches and weekly non-perishable backpacks to students in 18-20 Fredericton-area schools through the Student Hunger Program, and distributes hot meals and surplus food to partner social service agencies such as John Howard Society, Oaks Centre, and Grace House for Women through the Community Outreach Program.

Product overview

Fredericton Community Kitchens is a non-profit food security organization operating as a single integrated service model rather than a platform architecture. The core offering centers on the Daily Meal Program (providing 16,000 meals monthly via breakfast, lunch, and supper service 365 days per year), supplemented by the Student Hunger Program (delivering 250-350 school lunches daily plus 150-200 weekend food backpacks across 18 schools), and the Community Outreach Program (distributing meals to partner agencies including John Howard Society, Oaks Centre, and Grace House). Supporting services include Food Donation collection, Volunteer engagement, Corporate Partnership development, and the annual Undercoating Fundraiser event. All programs work collectively toward the mission of addressing food insecurity in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Student Hunger Program: A program providing daily school lunches to students in need and backpacks of non-perishable food to families. Serves 250-350 students in 18 schools in the Fredericton area.
• Community Outreach Program

Products and services

• Daily Meal Program Free meal service for hungry and food-insecure individuals in Fredericton, offering breakfast (Monday-Friday 7:45-8:15am), lunch (daily 11:30am-12:30pm), and supper (daily 5:00-5:45pm), 365 days per year at the 65 Brunswick Street kitchen. Serves approximately 16,000 meals per month.
• Student Hunger Program Program delivering 250-350 healthy lunches daily to students at 18-20 Fredericton-area schools and distributing 150-200 backpacks of non-perishable food weekly to students and families in need. In 2023 the program prepared and delivered 45,400 lunches and 6,200 backpacks.
• Community Outreach Program Hot meal delivery and surplus food sharing with partner social service agencies including John Howard Society (700 meals/month), Oaks Centre (3,000 meals/month), and Grace House for Women (450 meals/month), plus bagged lunches for the Fredericton Public Library community fridge and volunteer distribution groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 16,000 meals per month to Fredericton's hungry
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Integrity Junk Removal & DemolitioncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2021Co-founded by Ryan Grice and Lewis Vandervalk, Integrity Junk Removal & Demolition is a corporate partner that donates funds to help prepare, serve, and deliver an average of 14,000 meals each month. The company also uses its equipment and team to help deliver meals to schools and transport donated food items to the kitchens.
• Brewer FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2019Brewer Foundation made a three-year $75,000 commitment to expand the Student Hunger Program to Salisbury schools (JMA Armstrong High School, Salisbury Middle School) and Salisbury Helping Hands Food Bank. The foundation supports the goal of ensuring no child in New Brunswick goes hungry.
• Wonder Auto & TirecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2015Wonder Auto & Tire has partnered with Fredericton Community Kitchens since 2015 to run an annual undercoating fundraiser for the Student Hunger Program. Customers can book undercoating appointments at their Fredericton or Oromocto locations, with 100% of proceeds donated to the Student Hunger Program. The 2022 fundraiser raised $21,000. In 2023, Wonder Auto & Tire helped support delivery of 45,400 lunches and 6,200 backpacks to 20 schools.
• Gap AutominorGTM or Marketing PartnerGap Auto is a sponsor for the Student Hunger Program and undercoating fundraiser events, providing support for the organization's school feeding initiatives.
• Canadian TireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting the Student Hunger Program and school partnerships.
• Co-op (Federated Co-operatives)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting the Student Hunger Program.
• Food Bank of FrederictonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization in the Student Hunger Program ecosystem.
• Salisbury Helping Hands Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food bank partner in the Salisbury expansion of the Student Hunger Program.
• Atlantic Superstore (Loblaw Companies)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Nashwaaksis Atlantic Superstore location supports the Fredericton Community Kitchen through annual spring food drives as part of Loblaw's national campaign.
• Kats' Kitchen (Fredericton High School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-based food program at Fredericton High School that receives lunch provision from Fredericton Community Kitchens. Serves 175 breakfasts and 125 lunches daily, funded through donations and fundraising.
• United Way Central New BrunswickminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner supported by United Way; approximately 1 in 4 people in the community use services of nonprofits supported through United Way.
• Plant a Row Grow a Row ProgramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational food growing and sharing program (since 2000 through Garden Writers Association, Canadian Association of Food Banks, and Compost Council of Canada) that the Fredericton Community Kitchens participates in to receive fresh produce donations from local gardeners.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Community Food Centres Canada: National non-profit network supporting community food centres across Canada that combine food access, skills programming, and advocacy. Operates an overlapping mission and programmatic model with FCK, including food access, community meals, and food justice components.
• Food Banks Canada: National umbrella organization representing the Canadian food bank network, including provincial associations and individual food banks. Broad incumbent in the same community food services space as FCK, providing coordination, advocacy, and funding at a national level across hundreds of member food banks.

Direct peers

• Fredericton Food Bank: Local food bank operating in the same city as Fredericton Community Kitchens, providing food distribution to food-insecure individuals in Fredericton, NB. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary population, with potential for partnership (FCK already partners with the Food Bank of Fredericton).
• Daily Bread Food Bank: Toronto-based food bank providing food distribution and meal programs to food-insecure individuals in the Greater Toronto Area. Directly comparable community food services model combining food hampers, prepared meals, and partner-agency redistribution serving vulnerable populations.
• Calgary Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Calgary and surrounding area, providing food hampers and emergency food support to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. Comparable community food services model focused on redistribution and direct food assistance through partner agencies.
• Second Harvest: Canada's largest food rescue organization, redistributing surplus food to nonprofits serving food-insecure communities. Operates a similar food rescue and redistribution model to FCK's food donation and surplus-sharing programs with five social service agencies weekly.
• Mustard Seed: Calgary-based charitable organization providing meals, shelter, and support services to individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness. Closely comparable to FCK in providing free meals to vulnerable populations through a community kitchen model with volunteer and donor support.
• Ottawa Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Ottawa, collecting and distributing food to over 100 member agencies serving food-insecure individuals. Comparable community food services mission and redistribution model with similar partnership-driven distribution architecture.
• Santropol Roulant: Montreal-based community organization providing prepared meals, food delivery to seniors, and community kitchen programming through a volunteer-driven model. Most closely comparable to FCK in combining daily meal service with strong volunteer mobilization and delivery-to-home programs.
• Moisson Montréal: Regional food bank serving Greater Montreal, collecting and redistributing food to community organizations serving food-insecure individuals. Comparable community food services model with food donation collection, redistribution to partner agencies, and direct beneficiary support — mirroring FCK's core operating pattern.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FrederictonCommunityKitchens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fredericton-community-kitchens

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

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