Before most toddlers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have finished breakfast, their lunch is often already on the road – and there’s a good chance it’s riding in an electric vehicle. Yummy Catering, a Toronto company that cooks meals and snacks for childcare centres and schools, now runs 14 electric vehicles in a delivery fleet of 30.
“Our operations are time-sensitive and precision-driven,” said a company spokesperson in a statement. “Meals must arrive fresh, on time, and within strict delivery windows aligned with childcare schedules. This creates a unique operational challenge – reliability is not optional.
“Transitioning this type of high-dependency service to electric vehicles required careful planning, operational restructuring, and a strong commitment to execution.”
Those Class 2B-3 electric vans cover more than 300,000 kilometres a year without burning a drop of fuel, or just over 21,000 kilometres a year for each electric vehicle.
The company was founded in 2004, starting out in a small kitchen with one chef and one driver. It first started electrifying the fleet in 2024.
“Rather than waiting for perfect conditions, we committed to electrification early and built the supporting systems around it. This proactive approach has allowed us to gain real operational experience, refine our processes, and position ourselves ahead of industry adoption curves.”
It now describes itself as a leading kids’ catering company in the GTA, preparing home-style meals and snacks with seasonal, multicultural menus. It says it serves more than 20,000 meals and snacks a day, delivered to hundreds of childcare centres across the region.
Last fall, the company moved into a new facility in Toronto. It has fully integrated in-house logistics and infrastructure for its fleet and has invested in charging infrastructure in order to control charging schedules, optimize fleet uptime and reduce dependency on public charging networks. The company worked with Quasar Consulting Group as its supporting partner on its electrification, according to awards organizers.
“By electrifying this fleet, we are directly reducing emissions in communities where children learn and grow – improving air quality around schools and childcare centres while maintaining the highest standards of service,” the company said in a statement.
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