The Grocery Foundation kicked off its 2024 Toonies for Tummies breakfast program in Ontario at Saint Augustine Catholic School in North York.
The breakfast program was one of the biggest to date, with a record turnout of retailer and CPG suppliers turning out to volunteer their time at the breakfast, close to 90, with breakfast being served to hundreds of elementary school students.
Shaun McKenna, executive director, The Grocery Foundaation Tony Mongillo, Food Basics; Joe Fusco, Metro and The Grocery Foundation board chair Shelagh McRuvie, The Grocery Foundation; Karen White-Boswell, Sobeys Tom Jarmasz, Paul Bravi and Rob Kurti, Food Basics Mike Rose, Mathieu Robitaille, Metro Ontario; Line Delorme, Lactalis; Renée Hophner, Sobeys; Chris Park, Upfield Canada; Matteo Tiberia, Kruger Products Scott Lorimer, Maple Leaf Foods; Jessica Bélair, Coca-Cola Canada Bottling; Doug Ohori, Clover Leaf Seafoods Steve Lemieux, Danone Canada; Don Walker, chair of AFL Board; Katie Chan, Metro; Alesha Russo, Lactalis; Giancarlo Trimarch, Vince’s Market Alex Green, Longo’s; Leslie McKay, Conagra Canada; Joe Fusco, Metro Ontario; Jim Kotsiopoulos, Nestlé Canada; Rob Clarke, McCain Foods Canada; Jessica Blair, Coca-Cola Dave Read, Rudolph’s Bakeries; Pierre Veilleux, Olymel; Iain McRuvie; Burnbrae Farms; Tony Mongillo, Metro Ontario; Laure Velten-Jameson, Sobeys; Marc Salvati, Metro; Dan Touseant, Kruger Products Greg Burden, Metro Ontario; Jennifer Ryman, Acosta Canada; KC Shendelman, Longo’s; Julia Knox, Sobeys; Nancy Crawford; Justin Trasmundi, WK Kellogg Stephanie Bonk; Metro Ontario; Farbod Chegini, Coca-Cola Canada Bottling; George Kioussis, Ray Hepworth, Metro Ontario; Sabrina Eels, Longo’s; Buffy McGraw, Global Corus Dave Gillespie, Lactalis Canada; Michelle Meyer; Kevin Lehman, Food Basics; Ryan Tawil, Lindt; Mohit Grover, Sobeys Erin Towns, Kellanova Canada; Kevin Towns; Brent Scowen, Prana; Luc L’Archeveque, Sobeys; Rob Kurti, Food Basics; Tony Petitti, WP Kellogg; Scott Lorimer, Maple Leaf Foods Deb Craven; Longo’s; Shawna Campbell, Toronto Catholic District School Board; Revi Reissa V Heymann, Mondelez International; Mark Demmons, McCormick & Co.; Kostas Kapralos, Lassonde; Mark Nerland, B&G Foods Martin Kearns, Maple Leaf Foods; JP Christian, Maple Lodge Farms; Tom Jarmasz, Metro Ontario; Louie Damcevski, Metro Ontario; Rebecca McMillian, UNFI Canada; Keith Czechmeister, Grimms/Direct Plus Food Group; Maria Ciarlandini, Vince’s Market Sarah Boertin, Vita Coca; Bruce Burrows, Sobeys; Doug Ohori, Clover Leaf Seafood; Paul Bravi, Food Basics; Leanne Claerbout, General Mills; Alex Benedet, Lactalis Canada Mark Nerland, B&G Foods; Sandi Funk, Bob’s Red Mill Sobeys’ Mohit Grover serving eggs to students Vince’s Market’s Giancarlo Trimarchi Clover Leaf Seafood’s Doug Ohori and Food Basics’ Paul Bravi serving breakfast Metro’s George Kioussis and Ray Hepworth serving breakfast Sobeys’ Karen White-Boswell helping a student Metro’s Mathieu Robitaille serving fruit to a student 
