With government sanctioned closures making it difficult for local food providers to reach their customers, food delivery has become a highly demanded service. Many busy professionals are looking for ways to maintain nutrition while supporting the local business that bring character to their neighbourhoods.

Bay Street Bull has compiled a number of food delivery services that are supporting local businesses and bringing that community feel back in the midst of social distancing.

Toronto’s only Certified Organic food delivery service is supporting its local community by offering fresh, nutritious meal options, in eco-friendly packaging with free contactless delivery. BIO RAW is committed to keeping its staff working during this unprecedented time taking extra steps to ensure that the BIO RAW team is receiving the assistance that they need.

They have also launched the BIO RAW Supports initiative to raise funds for local community organizations and charities, including Mount Sinai Hospital, Feed It Forward, Pride Toronto, and the BIO RAW fund for delivery of meals to frontline workers.

Toronto based catering and hospitality company, byPeterandPauls, has launched a safe & easy boxed meal pick-up and food delivery service across the GTA to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The meals include breakfast, lunches and dinners. All orders receive a 20 per cent reduction on safe meal packages and free delivery.

To ensure safety, delivery trucks are sanitized daily, food packaging is securely sealed, drivers are trained on best practices for contactless delivery getting food to customers quickly and safely and wear new gloves for each individual delivery.

Operating only out of it’s Yorkville and King Street location, Calii Love is now offering food delivery options and reduced menu prices. The company has launched a new initiative focused on feeing the Toronto community. Every Friday, the Calii Love team has committed to delivering prepared meals at a local not-for-profit and to first responders in the city. For customers a 15 per cent discount is being applied to meals to increase accessibility and affordability with 100 per cent of proceeds being donated to Toronto food banks and first responders.

To view Calii Love’s full menu visit their website.

Offering fresh produce bags, meal kits and organic meal jars, Fresh City Farms is offering food delivery or pick up from any of their local Toronto locations. Offering contactless delivery, drivers notify you when your order has been delivered. Fresh City Farms supports local farmers who at this time are experiencing a strain in business.

To order your groceries, visit Fresh City Farm’s website.

Perfect for essential workers and front line medical professionals Cornershop is offering free food delivery on all orders over $40. A serve all hub for local grocery wherever you are in Toronto it caters to your needs and provides business for your favourite local store. Conveniently centralized on an app, Cornershop simplifies shopping and delivers it to you efficiently.