At the onset of the pandemic, chef TJ Conwi and his team at Ono Vancouver began turning surplus food into thousands of meals per week for the community.

Volunteers from Vancouver Food Runners drive the food to various community organizations in Vancouver.

To date, the team has cooked over 500,000 meals for charity at no charge, and diverted over 12 tonnes of food from landfill.

ReRoot is a new brand with the same mission, developed by Chef TJ, Sean McDonald and the Ono team. By turning a small portion of the surplus food into a product line - in addition to catering and private dining services - we hope to bring in enough revenue to keep feeding the community for years to come.