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February 18, 2026

Friendlier Newsroom

Farm Boy Gets Friendlier: Reusable Containers Now in 49 Ontario Locations

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February 18, 2026

Canadian Grocer

Farm Boy and Friendlier expand reusable container partnership

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January 17, 2026

City News

Nova Scotia pilots reusable packaging for school lunch programs

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January 16, 2026

Global News

Nova Scotia rolling out reusable packaging for school lunch program

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January 16, 2026

CTV News

N.S. updates school lunch program, launches reusable container pilot

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January 16, 2026

Government of Nova Scotia

School Lunch Program Introduces New Meals, Reusable Packaging

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January 16, 2026

The California Aggie

CoHo launches new reusable container program

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January 5, 2026

UC Davis

UC Davis Introduces Reusable Containers

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October 11, 2025

Sustainable Biz

Beyond 'Elbows Up': How buying Canadian aids the circular economy

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October 6, 2025

Bruyère

Small containers, big impact: planetary health in action

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October 6, 2025

University of Waterloo

Building a business that attracts funders and protects the planet

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August 20, 2025

Private Capital Journal

Friendlier raises additional $4.5M

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August 18, 2025

Startup Ecosystem Canada

Friendlier Raises $4.5 Million to Expand Reusable Packaging Solutions

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August 18, 2025

The Cool Down

Zoo's new program allows guests to play a critical role in advancing conservation efforts: 'A key factor as we work toward our goal'

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August 18, 2025

Beta Kit

Friendlier closes $4.5 million to help more food service operators ditch single-use containers

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August 7, 2025

Friendlier Newsroom

Friendlier Reusable Packaging Surpasses $10M CAD in Funding with Recent Close of $4.5M CAD

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August 7, 2025

Communitech

Friendlier’s total funding tops $10M with new $4.5M raise

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Project is forecast to divert more than 120,000 cups from landfill

July 30, 2025

Blooloop

Toronto Zoo expands reusable packaging initiative

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July 15, 2025

Friendlier Newsroom

Toronto Zoo launches reusable packaging program in partnership with Friendlier and Coca-Cola

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May 20, 2025

Envirocentre

Reusable Cups Take the Lead at 5K Race

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May 14, 2025

Communitech

Friendlier partners with Coca-Cola and the Toronto Zoo to fight single-use waste

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February 3, 2025

Guelph Mercury

Guelph’s Friendlier Announces New Reusable Frosted Cold Cup in Partnership with Omnia Packaging

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January 13, 2025

The Record

Farm Boy Adopts Reusable Containers from Guelph Startup

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December 3, 2024

Yahoo! Finance

Reuse Systems Work: Tapping the Economic Power of Reusable Solutions

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October 4, 2024

Generate Canada

Positioned for Impact: Jacquie Hutchings, co-founder of Friendlier

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October 1, 2024

Global Heroes / Toronto Star

Join the Reuse Revolution with Friendlier: The Future of Sustainable Packaging

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September 4, 2024

The C100

C100 Announces 2024 Growth and Fellows Program Cohorts

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August 15, 2024

Retail Insider

Farm Boy Supports Sustainable Dining With Reusable Containers

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August 13, 2024

Grocery Business

Farm Boy to debut waste-free meals with reusable containers

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August 12, 2024

Guelph Today

Guelph's Friendlier teams up with grocery store for its zero-waste containers

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July 25, 2024

Toronto Star

Tech Update: Reusable packaging helps stadium-sized sports events hit sustainability goals

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Friendlier founders holding reusable Friendlier cups

July 24, 2024

Global News

Reusable packaging company expands in Guelph, across Canada

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Friendlier co-founders cut a blue ribbon at their new Guelph facility's grand opening

July 22, 2024

Guelph Mercury Tribune

‘This is just the beginning for us’: Friendlier opens new facility in Guelph after immense growth in 2023

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July 8, 2024

Founders Press

Top 20 Fastest Growing Women-led Companies at Collision

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Friendlier founders holding Friendlier reusable containers

June 24, 2024

Founders Press

Top 50 Hottest Companies At Collision Conference in Toronto

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CPP, Canadian Tire, and Friendlier logos

April 24, 2024

Canada Plastics Pact

CANADA PLASTICS PACT ANNOUNCES ACCELERATORS TO SCALE REUSE AND REFILL SOLUTIONS IN ONTARIO

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April 19, 2024

Omnia Packaging

Omnia Packaging and Friendlier forge partnership

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March 12, 2024

Angel Investors Ontario

Friendlier – The Whole Package

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Part of the 'Turn Off The Plastic Tap' art installation by Benjamin Von Wong is photographed on its final day outside Ripley's Aquarium of Canada in Toronto on Monday, June 20, 2022.

January 6, 2024

CBC News

Canada plastics registry could save you money

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Jacquie and Kayli eat out of blue Friendlier reusable containers outside of Einstein Cafe

December 18, 2023

BetaKit

Friendlier closes $5-million seed extension

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Phone scans the QR code at the back of a blue Friendlier reusable container on the Friendlier mobile app

December 12, 2023

Guelph Today

Reusable container company to expand again

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Family picks up single-use plastic pollution

December 6, 2023

TheFutureEconomy.ca

Phasing out single-use plastics

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August 14, 2023

Made in CA

Kayli Dale: Friendlier simplifying reuse

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Meals in blue Friendlier reusable containers at the Toronto Zoo's Africa Restaurant

August 2, 2023

Globe Newswire

The Toronto Zoo launches Friendlier packaging

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Birds eye view of stacked shipping containers

June 6, 2023

Canadian Venture

Canadian startups redefining logistics

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Ramen noodles with various toppings, soup broths, and chicken karaage in Friendlier reusable containers

May 23, 2023

The Toronto Star

The future of takeout with the single-use ban

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Scanning the QR code sticker on the bottom of a Friendlier reusable container via the Friendlier mobile app

May 22, 2023

Guelph Today

Reusable container company eyes expansion

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May 19, 2023

The Toronto Star

Guelph-based Friendlier raises $2.3 million

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Kayli Dale (left) holding blue round container with Jacquie Hutchings (right) in room with many reusable containers on racks.

March 30, 2023

The Record

Clean-tech startup Friendlier going national

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Tannis, employee at The Sweet Potato market in Toronto, holds up almonds in clear Friendlier containers

March 21, 2023

CTV News

Friendlier aims to help phase out single-use

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February 18, 2026

Press Release: Farm Boy Gets Friendlier: Reusable Containers Now in 49 Ontario Locations

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August 7, 2025

Press Release: Friendlier Reusable Packaging Surpasses $10M CAD in Funding with Recent Close of $4.5M CAD

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July 15, 2025

Press Release: Toronto Zoo launches reusable packaging program in partnership with Friendlier and Coca-Cola

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March 6, 2025

Red Apron: Women-Owned, Leading Sustainability

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March 6, 2025

Friendlier’s Female Founders: Making Reuse the Future

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August 22, 2023

The best environmental news sites in Canada

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February 28, 2023

Canada is investing in a healthy economy

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November 6, 2021

Friendlier's first year anniversary

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October 19, 2021

The start of the friendlier movement

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February 25, 2021

Is single-use packaging necessary?

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December 7, 2020

Adapting to Canada's single-use plastic ban

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