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b.good sources all-natural, local ingredients from Ontario farms

Going local helps Front Street restaurant serves up ‘real food, fast’

TORONTO, Ont. (August 11, 2014) Running from meetings, to appointments and back to work leaves many Canadians rushed for lunch and dinner, often settling for processed, fast food.

b.good, a new restaurant opening in October on Front St. in Toronto, believes in "real" fast food. This means that their food is made by people, not factories and that they source their ingredients from local farms and partners whenever possible.

"Real food is what connects a community," says b.good owner Todd Brooks.  "We have to be connected to the people who grow, raise and make real food, people who do things the right way - with pride and love."

Embracing a mission to make “real food, fast," b.good is set to open this October at 100 Front Street East, directly across the street from the historic St. Lawrence Market.

“We know there is more to making great food than what we do in the restaurant so we get to know the families that supply our food and the passion they put into their farms and businesses. We look for suppliers who feel as we do that ‘real’ food made from natural, local ingredients tastes the best and is the healthiest option,” Brooks says.

The menu at b.good will include a variety of items including bowls featuring fresh, healthy ingredients such as kale and quinoa, salads chocked full of seasonal Ontario-grown vegetables and, of course, staples like house-ground burgers and hand-cut fries.

b.good has sourced all-natural ingredients from Ontario farms and producers, including:

• Bright Cheese & Butter of Bright for cheddar cheese. Ontario’s oldest cheese maker got its start making all-natural cheddar in 1874 and says its process hasn’t changed much since then.
• Silverstein’s Bakery of Toronto for our breads. The Silverstein family has been making all-natural breads without preservatives or trans fats for three generations, beginning in 1918.
• Enright Cattle Co. in Tweed, for all-natural beef for our house-ground burgers.
• Gwillimdale Farms, a fourth generation farm in Bradford, for potatoes and fresh seasonal vegetables.
• Barrie Hill Farms of Barrie, for fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables.
• Greg’s Ice Cream of Toronto, a fixture on Bloor Street for nearly 30 years, for super-premium ice cream for our shakes.

“Developing strong relationships with local suppliers not only gives us confidence in the quality of the food we serve, but also it helps support local food economies and builds stronger communities,” says Brooks.

Before the restaurant opens its doors at its Front Street location, the b.good food truck will take to the streets of Toronto to serve up samples and help people understand how much better food can taste when it is made by people, not factories.

About b.good:

b.good wants to make fast-food “real”.  With locally sourced, humanely raised, natural beef and locally grown produce from local family farmers, b.good brings transparency to fast food. We’ll be making our real food in Toronto this October at 100 Front St. East (right across the street from St. Lawrence Market), and later this fall at The Shops of Oakville South (461 Cornwall Road, Oakville, ON).

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