The Food Web Blog

Insights, stories, and tips from the world of commercial kitchens and food entrepreneurship

Tippo Is Officially Live: Tip Management Built for Restaurants

Tippo is officially here. The tip management and splitting platform built for restaurants is now live, and the first 99 users lock in Tippo for $9.99 for life.

Written by

Keegan Francis

#Tippo#Product Launch#Restaurants

Mar 17, 2026•6 min read

Do We Really Need a Food Web?

In this piece, The Wooden Monkey co-owner Lil MacPherson shares why strengthening local food systems is more important than ever, and how Food Web is helping make it happen.

Lil MacPherson

Founder StoryLocal Food

Jan 26, 2026•4 min read

Food Web × RANS Partnership: Helping Kitchens Earn More

Food Web has partnered with the Restaurants Association of Nova Scotia to help commercial kitchens earn more by renting unused kitchen space to local food businesses.

Justin Andrews

Partnership

Jan 17, 2026•10 min read

We are Mapping the Food System

Food asset maps help people find and understand local food resources. This post explores how they’re used across Canada and how Food Web is building a more connected, collaborative approach.

Justin Andrews

ResearchFood Asset MappingFood Maps

Jan 07, 2026•6 min read

We All Eat

We all eat. It's the one thing that binds us all. As polarized as our world is today, we can break bread with one another and share our infrastructure.

Keegan Francis

youtubefood weborigin story

Dec 08, 2025•10 min read

Food Web Referrals: Built on Giving Back

Food Web’s model is built on giving back. Learn how aligned incentives, referrals, and flexible pricing empower kitchens, renters, and communities to grow together sustainably.

Justin Andrews

referral programfood sustainabilitycommunity food

Dec 06, 2025•8 min read

Food Saved My Life

Food saved my life. By changing what I ate, my mood, skin, and energy transformed. This is my story of how real food, local farms, and conscious choices became the best investment in my health.

Keegan Francis

founder storylocal foodfarmers market

Dec 05, 2025•8 min read

The Kitchen is my Pharmacy

Eczema pushed me to rebuild my health through food. My kitchen became my pharmacy, and that experience is the reason Food Web exists — real healing starts with what we cook and eat.

Keegan Francis

Founder StoryKitchensHealth

Nov 26, 2025•5 min read

You Can't Eat Money

After spending a decade working in FinTech, Keegan realized that you can't eat money.

Keegan Francis

Founder story

Nov 17, 2025•5 min read

Press Release: Food Web's Grand Launch Dec 8

Food Web announced grand launch of new platform for sharing kitchens. It makes it easy to find and book licensed commercial kitchens in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI.

Justin Andrews

News

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