Private company

Daily Bread Food Bank

Logo: dailybread.ca3

Canadian charity

Daily Bread Food Bank (DBFB) is a Canadian charity organization with a stated goal of ending hunger in Toronto by collaborating with all to eliminate food insecurity and advocate for solutions to end poverty. Founded in 1983, the organization is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is one of the largest food bank organizations in Canada. Daily Bread distributes fresh and shelf-stable food, as well as fresh-cooked meals, to over 200 food programs at 129 member agencies across Toronto.2 It employed 143 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was C$88.5 million in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded1

Daily Bread Food Bank (DBFB) is a Canadian charity organization with a stated goal of ending hunger in Toronto by collaborating with all to eliminate food insecurity and advocate for solutions to end poverty. Founded in 1983, the organization is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is one of the largest food bank organizations in Canada.2

Products and brands

Daily Bread Food Bank (in partnership with North York Harvest Food Bank) also publishes the influential Who's Hungry report, a profile of food insecurity in the City of Toronto. This annual survey measures trends in food insecurity and poverty in Toronto to educate the public and spark policy change.

From Wikipedia’s article on Daily Bread Food Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Employees over time

Daily Bread Food Bank employees by year1143 in 2025+101% since 2016
0501001502016: 717120162017: 79792017+11%2018: 78782018−1%2019: 1051052019+35%2020: 1021022020−3%2021: 1171172021+15%2022: 1351352022+15%2023: 1461462023+8%2024: 1491492024+2%2025: 1431432025−4%
  • 20251431
  • 20241491
  • 20231461
  • 20221351
  • 20211171
  • 20201021
  • 20191051
  • 2018781

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Daily Bread Food Bank revenue by year188.5M CAD in 2025+526% since 2016
025.0M CAD50.0M CAD75.0M CAD100.0M CAD2016: 14.1M CAD14.1M CAD20162017: 20.4M CAD20.4M CAD2017+44%2018: 30.6M CAD30.6M CAD2018+50%2019: 30.4M CAD30.4M CAD2019−1%2020: 51.5M CAD51.5M CAD2020+69%2021: 60.6M CAD60.6M CAD2021+18%2022: 60.2M CAD60.2M CAD2022−1%2023: 67.7M CAD67.7M CAD2023+13%2024: 84.6M CAD84.6M CAD2024+25%2025: 88.5M CAD88.5M CAD2025+5%
  • 202588.5M CAD1
  • 202484.6M CAD1
  • 202367.7M CAD1
  • 202260.2M CAD1
  • 202160.6M CAD1
  • 202051.5M CAD1

Timeline

  1. 1984Founded Founded1

Sources

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