Globally, one-third of the food that we produce every year is going to waste. Dutch designer Elzelinde van Doleweerd wanted to address this issue and she started creating recipes that would incorporate discarded food and turn it into a printable food…
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Agtech startup Imago AI is using computer vision to boost crop yields
Presenting onstage today in the 2018 TC Disrupt Berlin Battlefield is Indian agtech startup Imago AI, which is applying AI to help feed the world’s growing population by increasing crop yields and reducing food waste. As startup missions go, it’s an impressively ambitious one. The team, which is based out of Gurgaon near New Delhi, […]
View More Agtech startup Imago AI is using computer vision to boost crop yieldsThe minds behind the Chef’s Manifesto want to feed the world
Chefs Arthur Potts Dawson, Manal Al Alem, and Anahita Dhondy speak about the Chef’s Manifesto and how to best take advantage of the resources in your area. Read more…More about Food, Social Good, Cooking, Food Waste, and Social Good Summit 2018
View More The minds behind the Chef’s Manifesto want to feed the worldShelf Engine uses machine learning to stop food waste from eating into store margins
While running Molly’s, the Seattle-based ready meal wholesaler he founded, Stefan Kalb was upset about its 28 percent food wastage rate. Feeling that the amount was “astronomical,” he began researching how to lower it — and was shocked to discovered Molly’s was actually outperforming the industry average. Confronted by the sheer amount of food wasted […]
View More Shelf Engine uses machine learning to stop food waste from eating into store marginsFighting food waste, Full Harvest raises $8.5m to bring excess produce to commercial buyers
It’s a story that any urban millennial can (and will) complain about. You are looking for a non-caffeinated beverage, so you walk into a juice shop only to be shocked at the $13 price point for a couple of apricots and kale mixed in a blender. Yes, there is an intentional premium signaling going on, […]
View More Fighting food waste, Full Harvest raises $8.5m to bring excess produce to commercial buyersApeel Sciences is combating food waste with plant-derived second peels
In a world bursting with abundances like self-driving cars and robotic personal assistants, you would think that basic needs like sustainable food sourcing and distribution would be a problem of the past. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), every year roughly […]
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5 entrepreneurs who are future-proofing the global food waste problem
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Most people know that global hunger is a pressing issue — but what you may not know is that food waste is equally concerning.
This doesn’t seem to make sense: How is it that so many go hungry if there’s so much usable food heading to landfills? If you think the issue of food waste is counterintuitive, you’re not alone. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals outline a series of objectives to tackle global problems including hunger and food waste, among others.
There are a number of entrepreneurs who recognize that food waste is an unacceptable problem in our modern world — and they’re doing their part to bring the UN’s SDGs like zero hunger, sustainable agriculture practices, and sustainable consumption and production to fruition. Below are five individuals who are making a serious impact on every level of the food waste chain — from farming and agriculture to supermarkets and retail, all the way down to the individual consumer. Read more…
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DoorDash helps users combat food waste
With so much food going to waste, food delivery app DoorDash figured it had the tools to do something about it.
Project DASH launched this month to give back to food banks and help restaurants with the 100,000 pounds of their extra food that’s thrown…