Preventing Food Waste and Fighting Hunger in the U.S.: Award Winners of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation’s Innovation Fund
Description The Innovation Fund of The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation (“Foundation”) is engaging innovators and social entrepreneurs to develop ideas and scalable solutions to prevent food waste and fight hunger in the U.S. This session highlights three (3) companies that have received philanthropic venture capital. They will discuss their initiatives, how they will help create communities free of hunger and waste, and how they shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderator: Dr. Stuart Buckner, Buckner Environmental Associates, LLC
Food Rescue Expansion. Maen Mahfoud, CEO, Replate. CA
Nutritious Food Access. Maddy Rotman, Head of Sustainability, Imperfect Foods. CA
There’s Wonder in Waste. Tony Bova, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, mobius. TN