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Restaurant operators are effectively paying for their food twice--once when they purchase the food, and again when throwing it away. This presents a unique opportunity for cost savings and sustainability, if you can find the right solution. In his article for QSR, Divert VP of Food Service Frenchie Audette writes about why anaerobic digestion is the right solution for managing commercial wasted food. https://lnkd.in/eXKFEzue

"Juul believes that for the fight against food waste to be won, pressure has to keep coming from the bottom up. 'The biggest impact is keeping people aware of food loss and food waste. When people act, other people act, the governments acts, the companies act.'” We couldn't agree more--it will take all of us working together to transform the way we manage unsold and uneaten food. At Divert, we're on a mission to Protect the Value of Food? through prevention, donation, and diversion. Join our movement to create a waste-free future. https://lnkd.in/e5cr8SVs #FoodWaste #ZeroWasteFuture #FoodInsecurity #ClimateChange #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

Keeping up with the patchwork of evolving legislation to reduce wasted food takes work, and stakeholders across the supply chain are having to keep a close eye on proposed rules as they emerge. In an interview for Waste360, Divert's VP of Public Affairs Chris Thomas and Heather Latino of Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic weigh in on why our new Food Waste Legislative Tracker is needed at this crucial moment in wasted food legislation to keep the industry informed and engaged. Read the article here ?? https://hubs.li/Q02SNTms0 Find a direct link to the legislative tracker in the comments of this post ??

Wasted food--63M tons of it per year in the U.S.--takes up one-third of the space in America's landfills, and data shows that we're quickly running out of capacity. There's a more sustainable way to manage the food that we don't eat: converting it into renewable energy. Listen to Divert CEO Ryan B.'s interview for the Energize podcast to learn more about this innovative solution:?https://hubs.li/Q02SCvsd0 Thanks again to GZERO Media, JJ Ramberg, Caitlin Tessin, and Enbridge for a great conversation. #RenewableEnergy #WastedFood #FoodWaste #ZeroWasteFuture #CircularEconomy #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

Food should be protected as the valuable resource that it is. ????? #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

I had the privilege of speaking at #ClimateWeekNYC last week alongside some incredibly inspirational individuals including Angel Veza of ReFED, Marc Zornes of Winnow, Regina (Anderson) Harmon of Food Recovery Network, and our intrepid moderator Stacey Vanek Smith of Bloomberg. Thank you to Danielle Nierenberg, Bernard Pollack and the entire Food Tank team for putting together so many thoughtful discussions over the course of the afternoon. What’s clear: it’s truly a diversity of solutions, continued collaboration and education that’s needed to address the wasted food crisis. Grateful to my fellow panelists and others like Erika Thiem of Feeding America, Nicholas Bertram of Flashfood, Jenny Du of Apeel, Julia DeSantis of The Farmlink Project, Brandon Lombardi of Sprouts Farmers Market, Nishant Roy of Chobani, and many others for being a part of these important discussions and sharing in our commitment to leave our planet in a better place for the next generation. #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

Food is a renewable resource. ?? ?? ? In this episode of Energized by GZERO Media, Divert CEO Ryan B. talks about how we can transform the energy sector by converting wasted food into renewable natural gas. Thanks to JJ Ramberg and Caitlin Tessin of Enbridge for an insightful conversation. #RenewableEnergy #FoodWaste #WastedFood #ZeroWasteFuture #CircularEconomy #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

In his panel for #ClimateWeekNYC on food waste prevention and diversion, Divert CEO Ryan B. shared on the importance of measurement to drive awareness, and how this approach is impacting his family's efforts to reduce their food waste. You can watch the full panel here: https://lnkd.in/gqnYyAQt If you didn’t get a chance to connect with Ryan or the rest of our team in person during Climate Week, reach out to us here: https://lnkd.in/gghPSDzk #ZeroWasteFuture #ProtectingTheValueOfFood

The latest episode of the Shelf Confidence podcast is out now, featuring an interview with our VP of Customer Solutions & Success Ben Kuethe Oaks and our VP of Public Affairs, Chris Thomas. Listen now ?? ?? https://hubs.li/Q02RSQkb0 Ben and Chris join host Larissa Newton to discuss the environmental benefits of reducing food waste, the challenges in the field, and Divert’s forthcoming facility in Conewago Township, PA. They also share practical advice for food businesses looking to improve their environmental impact. Thanks to the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association for hosting an insightful conversation. #ProtectingTheValueOfFood #FoodWaste #ZeroWasteFuture #Sustainability?

Shoutout to our partner Erika Thiem at Feeding America for her insights in a panel on food access and affordability for #ClimateWeekNYC: - Food insecurity data from USDA is as high as it was during the height of the pandemic; need has not gone down.? - The industry needs to work together to keep the food we produce in the system for people to access, wherever possible.? - We need a variety of technology solutions to help us capture food before it becomes waste. Watch the full session with Erika via the link below, along with great insights from her fellow panelists Nicholas Bertram of Flashfood, Julia DeSantis of The Farmlink Project, and Brandon Lombardi of Sprouts Farmers Market. Thanks to Sweta Chakraborty, PhD of We Don't Have Time for moderating. https://lnkd.in/egXpkgjY #ZeroWasteFuture #FoodSystems #Sustainability #FoodRecovery