Full Circle Foods
Kitchener, ON
Zero-waste grocery store with returnable jars, bulk foods, and weekly delivery across Waterloo Region and Guelph.
About
Full Circle Foods is a downtown Kitchener grocery and bulk food store focused on making zero-waste shopping easier. The store offers in-store shopping, pickup, delivery, and subscriptions, with product categories including produce, grocery, dairy, frozen foods, bulk food, beauty and body care, household cleaning, and supplements.
The business operates from 16 King Street East in Kitchener, and many online bulk products are packed in returnable glass jars. There is a zero-waste points program for customers who refill their own containers in-store.
How it works
Shop in-store, order online for pickup, or place a delivery order through the Full Circle Foods shop. Pickup orders are generally ready the next day by 4 p.m.
For delivery, place your order by 10 a.m. Tuesday for Wednesday delivery to Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph. Delivery is free over $100 and otherwise costs $10.
Many zero-waste products come in returnable glass jars with deposits, and deliveries arrive in reusable cooler bags with ice packs and thermal sleeves.
Return clean jars, containers, cooler bags, sleeves, and ice packs either at the store or by leaving them out for pickup during your next delivery so they can be reused.
Why it’s low-waste
Full Circle Foods reduces single-use packaging through refill shopping, returnable glass jars, reusable delivery materials, and incentives for customers who bring their own containers. The store also reports tracking single-use packages avoided through its zero-waste model.
Good for
Bulk food shopping
Refill-style grocery shopping
Weekly grocery delivery
Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph residents
People looking for in-store and online low-waste options