Fight Back With Libby Znaimer

Libby Znaimer is joined by Brody Slacer, VP of Operations at Flashfood Inc., Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest and Rose Reisman, a caterer and cook book author. If you had the option to purchase produce at the grocery store that was near or at its sell-by date for a heavily discounted price, would you? For those willing consumers, there are grocery stores that are pushing this initiative to help combat food waste and avoid having perfectly fine food from going to the landfill directly instead. They are even working with apps like Flashfood Inc. to post these items and their respective prices. And, while it may be an environmentally friendly choice for consumers to make, it also can be a sound financial option considering how expensive food has become with inflation. ---- THE INCREASED COST OF LTC FOOD Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Levin, the CEO of AdvantAge Ontario and Councillor Gary Crawford, Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest and Chair of the Budget Committee. Yesterday, Mayor John Tory made his budget r