Ziploc and Too Good To Go Are Bringing a Leftover-Inspired Food Truck to Toronto
The Surprise Seconds campaign brings chef Eric Chong to Sankofa Square for a one-day Wheel of Sandwiches activation.
Ziploc and Too Good To Go’s Surprise Seconds campaign is coming to Toronto on September 29, 2026. The one-day event will take over Sankofa Square with an interactive food truck.
Toronto chef Eric Chong will create sandwiches inspired by dishes from Too Good To Go restaurant partners. The activation runs from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., or until supplies last.
What Is Ziploc and Too Good To Go’s Surprise Seconds?
Surprise Seconds is a Canadian campaign from Ziploc and Too Good To Go. It encourages people to find creative ways to use food they already have.
That could include restaurant leftovers, extra food from Too Good To Go orders or meals cooked at home.
The campaign offers food-storage tips, recipes and ideas for giving leftovers a different form. Instead of simply reheating yesterday’s meal, the campaign encourages Canadians to turn it into something new.
Too Good To Go connects shoppers with restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and other businesses that have surplus food. Its marketplace lets users buy this food instead of letting businesses throw it away.
Meanwhile, Surprise Seconds focuses on what happens after people bring that food home.
You can find more information through the official Too Good To Go Canada Surprise Seconds page and the Ziploc Canada Food for Thought page.
How the Wheel of Sandwiches Works
The Toronto event centres on an interactive Wheel of Sandwiches.
Each section of the wheel represents a dish from a participating Too Good To Go restaurant partner. Guests spin the wheel to find out which dish they get.
Chef Eric Chong then serves a corresponding “Surprise Second.” Each sandwich takes inspiration from the restaurant dish that appears on the wheel.
The format gives visitors a live example of the campaign’s main idea. Familiar food can become the starting point for another meal.
Chef Eric Chong Leads the Toronto Event
Toronto chef Eric Chong of aKin will lead the local activation.
Chong will create the sandwiches featured during the event. His recipes will show how people can turn familiar dishes into something different.
For Toronto food lovers, the pop-up offers more than a typical food-truck menu. It also demonstrates practical ways to rethink leftovers.
Why the Campaign Focuses on Leftovers
Ziploc also commissioned research to explore how Canadians approach food waste.
Atomik Research surveyed 1,000 Canadian adults online from July 24 to 27, 2026. The reported margin of error was about ±3 percentage points.
According to campaign materials:
- 97% said avoiding food waste matters to them.
- 33% said they throw away food at least once a week.
- 43% said they had discarded good food because they did not know what to do with it.
- 34% said they usually turn leftovers into something new.
- 26% said recipes, lunch ideas or better storage could help them waste less food.
The figures come from research commissioned by Ziploc. Therefore, readers should view them as brand-sponsored consumer findings rather than independent food-waste statistics.
Food Waste Is a Bigger Issue in Toronto
The campaign also connects with Toronto’s broader efforts to reduce food waste.
According to the City of Toronto, the average Canadian household wastes more than $1,300 worth of edible food each year.
The city also says people could have eaten more than half of the food wasted by Toronto single-family households at some point.
Small habits can make a difference. Meal planning, proper food storage and creative uses for leftovers can help households throw away less food.
Ziploc x Too Good To Go Toronto Event Details
Here’s what you need to know:
- Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Time: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., or until supplies last
- Location: Sankofa Square, Toronto
- Chef: Eric Chong of aKin
- Updates: Ziploc Canada and Too Good To Go Canada
The official campaign information does not currently list a ticket price or registration requirement. Check the official pages before heading downtown in case organizers announce more details.
