'How else can we repurpose all this surplus food? ... Beer was a natural fit,' said Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest.

Food waste in Canada is costing us close to $31 billion a year. All along the food chain we are discarding food, and doing that has environmental, economic and social consequences. And the biggest food wasters may surprise you.

Food Rescue organization Second Harvest is trying to grow with demand for their service. They estimate that millions of pounds of food is likely being thrown away unnecessarily each year