Jump to Journey: 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2021– 2022 – 2023
January
- Featured in NOW Magazine as a food startup working on food waste.
- Accepted into Ryerson Social Venture Zone.
- Sale of organic sourdough Beer Bread via retail: Annex based Fiesta Farms. Read Fiesta Farm’s take on Spent Goods.
- Established partnership with Feedback App to ensure no spent goods end up as food waste! They offer consumers favourable pricing to reduce food waste.
- Established partnership with Terus who provides consulting services to reduce waste and save money within the hospitality industry.
- Ended retail relationship with 4Lifenaturals in Kensington Market.
February
- Radio interview on CIUT FM by Green Majority to discuss policy solutions and cultural change. Featured alongside climate innovators from Project Neutral, Climate Ventures, Point A, Feedback, The Spent Goods Company, Fresh Fashion Library, and Unwrapit.
- Won 2nd prize money as part of CSI’s Climate Venture pitch competition!
- Sale of organic sourdough, butter beer crisps and toasted bread in Junction-based grocery Sweet Potato.
March
- Sale of organic sourdough and Butter Beer Crisps to grocer and zerowaste advocate Unboxed Market.
- Featured in CBC Article: “Can these 3 Canadian innovations help save the world?” by Clifton Mark.
April
- Sale of organic sourdough Beer Bread at The Big Carrot’s Danforth location.
- Pop-up markets at Wychwood Barns, WeWork (1 University) and Allied Properties (134 Peter Street).
- Started selling direct to consumers via Evergreen Brick works, led by Justine.
- Started working with Good Foot Delivery to help with just-in-time delivery and ability to help with packaging crisps.
- Featured in a mini-documentary by For the Record Productions.
- Featured in 8-minute segment on CBC Radio (french), “Spent Goods ou les multiples vies des déchets alimentaires industriels”
September
- CBC aired a segment about Spent Goods and how we transform rescued barley grains to reduce climate change! You can watch the entire process from the brewery to the bakery below!
- We were nominated for TOP 5 Best Bread in Toronto by NOW Magazine!
October
- Prohibition Gastro House started serving our spent grain burger buns with their burgers.
- We partnered with Food Share who now carries our whole grain loaf, sourdough beer bread and crisps in their Good Food Box. You can now place an order here.
- Plant-based restaurant Mythology started using our sourdough beer bread for their brunch menu.
November
- We made front cover of Edible Magazine’s November issue! YEAH!!
- We are now an official case study for the City of Toronto in their research toward a more zero waste and circular economy. You can read the study here.
Our proposal to literally grow insulation for homes of the future, part of a pitch to replace fossil fuel-based foam insulation.
December
- New location: The Healthy Butcher started carrying our spent grain-based pretzels, sourdough organic bread and crisps.
- New product: Beer pretzels!
