The company announced that “Uber Eats has partnered with 100km Foods Inc. to give qualifying restaurant partners access to up to $1,000 in credits to purchase fresh ingredients from local farmers and create signature #FarmFresh dishes available exclusively on Uber Eats.
“These special #FarmFresh items will be prominently displayed on the app, encouraging customers to discover new farm-to-table favourites.
“The launch of #FarmFresh in Toronto is global first for Uber Eats in support of local agriculture. In addition to impacts on restaurants, dine-in restrictions have had an adverse impact on local farmers. A recent Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) survey found that 88 per cent of farmers said that their farm has suffered negative financial impacts due to Covid; 61 per cent because of the experienced lost revenue and consumer spending.
“As founders of 100km Foods Inc, Grace Mandarano and Paul Sawtell have seen firsthand the impact of the pandemic on their local farmer and restaurant partners alike.
“When COVID hit and restaurants were mandated to close, the customer base that was built over the last 12 years vanished overnight for our network of farmers,” said Grace and Paul.
“The #FarmFresh initiative with Uber Eats provides a welcome boost for both restaurants and local farms alike, and Uber Eats customers get some delicious dishes to choose from made from the freshest and best quality ingredients Ontario has to offer.”
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