Gluten Free & Plant Based Pantry Box

Shelf-stable groceries in a curated box. Think pasta and sauces, sweet and savoury snacks, grains and beans, cooking basics and canned goods. Every item is in there for a reason: a short date, a discontinued run, a packaging misprint, overproduction, stock left behind by a cancelled order, or a local Canadian brand feature with sustainable or health forward values. You can expect 8 items in each box. No two weeks will be the same!

The majority of our pantry items are rescued, same as our produce, just a different shelf. Most of what goes into a Pantry box is short-dated stock, discontinued runs, packaging mishaps, overproduction, or inventory stranded by a cancelled order. The rest comes from Canadian makers whose values line up with ours, and plenty of them are upcycling too. We'll be continuing to share why an item needed rescue in the first place, so keep your eyes on our socials and email!

The Odd Bunch promise of 30-50% off your groceries applies to pantry too. Every item gets checked against multiple grocery chains and online retailers before it goes in a box, and we always want to maximize value for you.

Yes. Pantry sits alongside your produce box, not in place of it.

Add it when you want it, skip it when you don't, and substitute out anything that isn't for you, exactly the way you already manage produce. Nothing about your produce subscription changes.

Bundling a Pantry box with produce adds a logistical complexity that adds cost. Think dividers, another box, paper wrapping and more time spent making sure the box is packed right. We'd rather charge a maximum of $1.99 and tell you exactly what it's for than bury it in the price of the box. By adding this fee, it helps keep our model sustainable so we can keep rescuing good food for more Canadians.

We prioritize Canadian-made and Canadian-sourced wherever the rescue opportunity exists, the same as we do with produce. Not everything will be fully Canadian, though: some of our vendors are Canadian brands working with ingredients grown elsewhere, like grains, pulses or coconut, and occasionally a Canadian brand manufactures outside the country.

If you have a serious food allergy, we'd recommend thinking carefully about whether Pantry by Odd Bunch is right for you. With any dietary preference or allergy, please read every ingredient label before eating.

All pantry items arrive at our warehouse in their original, sealed packaging straight from the manufacturer - we never open, scoop, repackage, or combine anything by hand, so there's minimal cross contamination from our warehouse handling, but there is a risk from manufacturers.

The biggest risk is packing errors where the wrong item may get sent - we can't fully rule out human error during packing. If a reaction would be a serious health risk for you or a loved one, that decision has to sit with you - there are the risks of manufacturing cross-contamination and human error, so we want you to have the full picture to make the decision that's right for you.

We mark pantry items with the icons below so you can sort at a glance, and we name the brand for each product where available, so you can look up its ingredients and any certifications yourself.

All of our vendors hold food safety certifications, but we don't require a gluten-free or plant-based certification for an item to be considered - eligibility is based on the ingredient list, not certification testing. If a product is free from gluten and animal products, it's eligible for the Gluten-free & Plant-based Pantry box.

If you have questions, or want to chat about this more, we're always here to help - reach out to us help@oddbunch.ca and we will help however we can.