Food Loss
Estimator
Walk through a guided assessment to estimate your facility's distribution losses and identify the highest-impact interventions. Every recommendation is grounded in real supply chain data and applicable funding programs.
What type of facility do you operate?
This estimator is designed for distribution centers, warehouses, and cold chain facilities. Select Yes if you operate a distribution center, warehouse, or logistics facility. Select No if you are a retail or food service location.
Distribution Efficiency Outcomes
Distribution Efficiency Principles
Guiding framework for supply chain loss reduction
Visibility Before Optimization
You cannot reduce what you do not measure. End-to-end supply chain visibility is the prerequisite for every efficiency gain.
Redirect Before Disposal
Every unit of surplus has a higher-value destination than landfill. Build the routing infrastructure that makes redistribution the default, not the exception.
Cold Chain Integrity Is Non-Negotiable
Temperature excursions are the single largest preventable cause of food loss in distribution. Continuous monitoring pays for itself within months.
Shared Infrastructure Beats Point Solutions
No single distributor can solve supply chain waste alone. Connected platforms create network effects where every participant benefits from collective intelligence.
Distribution Efficiency Outcomes
Loss estimates based on Canadian food distribution industry benchmarks and cold chain performance data.
Aligned with SFCR traceability requirements and UN Sustainable Development Goals 2, 12, and 13.