# Source note — Quest Non-Profit Grocery Markets / Dished Vancouver Reel

Prepared: 2026-07-17
NewsForBC slug: `quest-non-profit-grocery-market-vancouver-source-check`

## Trigger source
- Facebook share link supplied by user: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19BmbYEvhs/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Resolved public Reel: https://www.facebook.com/reel/984028914443028/
- Publisher visible in metadata: Dished Vancouver
- Caption/metadata: “Now THAT’s a smart idea Quest Outreach Society 👀🛒 🎙️ @_joshuasnow”
- Visible metadata in terminal extraction: 24K views, 896 reactions.
- Downloaded public MP4 for review and extracted contact sheet locally.

## Visible Reel claims from contact sheet
- “A Metro Vancouver Market is Selling Groceries for 50% Less than a Regular Store”
- “Quest Non-Profit Grocery Markets”
- “4 locations”
- “Collect surplus food”
- “People & families facing food insecurity can go & shop like a traditional grocery store”
- “But pay 50% less”
- Visible city labels: Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver.

## Corroborating sources

### Quest official site
- Homepage and Our Story reviewed July 17, 2026: https://www.questoutreach.org/
- Quest says it exists to disrupt the cycle of food insecurity through access to healthy and affordable food sourced sustainably.
- Quest describes bridging the gap between food banks and traditional grocery stores, with dignity, access and sustainability principles.
- Quest says almost all food is donated by local food partners from across B.C.
- Quest history page says it has operated since 1990, began as a soup kitchen in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, incorporated as Quest Outreach Society in 1992, and later opened not-for-profit grocery markets.
- Official locations/hours extracted from homepage:
  - Dundas: 2020 Dundas Street, Vancouver, BC V5L 1J4; 604-602-0186; Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sunday/holidays closed.
  - Hastings: 637 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1R2; 604-253-2078; same hours.
  - Burnaby: 7753 6th Street, Burnaby, BC V3N 3M9; 604-553-0636; same hours.
  - North Vancouver: 167 1st Street East, North Vancouver, BC V7L 1B2, Lolo Lane entrance; 604-566-0110; same hours.
  - Surrey: listed as closed due to a fire; use Burnaby/North Vancouver/Vancouver markets.

### 211 BC
- Agency page: https://bc.211.ca/agency-details/quest-outreach-society-9488302/
- 211 BC says Quest ensures access to affordable, healthy food for people living on low income.
- 211 BC lists not-for-profit grocery markets, online market, and gift certificates through community partners.
- 211 BC lists phone 604-602-0186, fax 604-682-3494, email info@questoutreach.org, address 2020 Dundas Street, Vancouver.
- 211 BC describes eligibility: card-carrying food bank clients, income assistance recipients, or referral from social service/community nonprofit/church/professional/organization supporting people facing economic barriers; food bank ID or assistance documentation can be used at the market for automatic approval and Quest Client ID.

### Daily Hive / Dished
- Article found: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-groceries-cheaper
- Daily Hive headline: “A Metro Vancouver market is selling groceries for 50% less than a regular store.”
- Daily Hive reports Quest is not city-run but is a non-profit grocery store filling the gap between food banks and commercial grocery stores.
- Daily Hive quotes executive director Rob Gloor and says shoppers pay about half of what the same food would cost at a commercial discount grocery store.
- Daily Hive reports access through 700 referral partners or direct pre-qualification for social assistance/food bank clients.

## Editorial labels
- Verified: Quest exists, is a registered nonprofit/charity per 211, locations/contact info, eligibility pathway, history, surplus-food/donation model, dignity/access framing.
- Reported by Daily Hive/Dished: about 50% less than regular/commercial discount grocery pricing.
- Caveat: exact item prices vary; NewsForBC did not independently price-check a basket.