Food Waste

Imperfect Foods Appoints Dan Park as Chief Executive Officer

January 10, 2022 Imperfect Foods

Imperfect Foods, the online grocer at the forefront of eliminating food waste and building a better food system, announces the hire of Dan Park as its new Chief Executive Officer. Park officially joined the Imperfect Foods team on January 3, 2022. …

Smithfield Foods Commits to Reduce Food Loss and Waste 50% by 2030

January 7, 2022 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods announced a new goal to halve overall food loss and waste in its U.S. company-owned operations by 2030. The new commitment aligns with various resource conservation and waste reduction initiatives the company has underway in its operations, including efforts to reduce overall waste sent to landfills by 75% and achieve zero-waste-to-landfill certification at three-quarters of its U.S. facilities by 2025. …

AgroFresh Announces Implementation of FreshCloud Quality Inspection by Starr Ranch Growers to Fight Food Waste

December 3, 2021 AgroFresh Solutions

AgroFresh Solutions announced that Starr Ranch Growers, a leading Washington produce grower, packer and shipper, has chosen to adopt AgroFresh’s FreshCloud™ Quality Inspection to digitally integrate their quality inspection efforts. The solution uses aggregated data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to sustainably address food waste reduction and derive supply chain insights through the FreshCloud digital platform, allowing for real time decisions with live analytics. …

SodexoMagic and Goodr Partner to Combat Food Insecurity and Waste

November 29, 2021 SodexoMagic

According to the USDA, 11.3 million U.S. households were food insecure in 2019 and 2020. The USDA also states that 30-40 percent of America’s food supply is wasted. Today, SodexoMagic announced a partnership with Goodr, a minority-owned, woman-led hunger relief and food waste management company. This partnership creates easy and ongoing access to fresh food at no cost and as well as a way forward for diverting edible food waste from SodexoMagic’s extensive nationwide food service operations. This helps get food in the mouths of those that need it most. …

Afresh Technologies Partners with The Save Mart Companies to Ensure Freshest Produce for Shoppers

November 17, 2021 Afresh Technologies

Afresh Technologies, an AI-driven technology company building solutions transforming the fresh food supply chain, announced that it is partnering with The Save Mart Companies, California’s largest family owned grocer, on an upcoming pilot program. The Save Mart Companies will bring Afresh’s Fresh Operating System into select Save Mart, Lucky California and FoodMaxx stores throughout California.  …