Food waste is an avoidable problem, yet at least 10 million people continue to face food insecurity in Canada. In July 2025, StatsCan reported that the employment rate continued to drop, while also noting that there has been little net employment growth since the beginning of the year1. With numbers like this, it's evident that many Canadians are struggling financially, which is impacting their ability to feed themselves and their families. Meanwhile, 46.5 per cent2 of all food in Canada is wasted.
However, if we collectively act, 41.7 per cent of this food could be redirected to help feed Canadians3. That's why this September, also known as Hunger Action Month, TUMS has joined forces with Second Harvest to help raise awareness, and funds, to support programs that are helping end hunger in Canada.
"TUMS is having an incredible impact this Hunger Action Month by helping raise 375,000 meals for people facing food insecurity across Canada," said Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest. "This kind of leadership is not only generous, but also essential. Support from partners like TUMS allows us to rescue good food and get it to communities where it's needed most."
Currently, there are 4x more food charities than there are grocery stores in this country, and nearly half of food produced for Canadians – or 21.18 million tonnes – is wasted annually. Since 1985 Second Harvest has rescued and redistributed more than 432 million pounds of food – that is enough to feed more than 394,000 people three times a day, every day, for an entire year. But, to do this work, they need funds, which is why TUMS has decided to help.