As we observe the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, it is important to recognize the role e-commerce can play in combating the growing paradox of mounting food insecurity alongside food waste. While food insecurity has been a critical...
Subscribe: SpotifyThe COVID-19 virus has impacted every business, industry and sector, each in turn inspiring a domino effect onto the next, and the next. Take the food service industry. Its collapse has forced farmers across North America to throw out millions of...
We often read or hear stories of global food insecurity. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that about one in every nine people suffers from hunger across the globe. At the same time, as a result of inefficiencies throughout...
With a mission to end food waste while feeding hungry people, the Flashfood app continues to make great strides in fighting food waste. Three-year-old, Flashfood raised an undisclosed venture round lead by General Catalyst and partnered with Loblaw Companies Limited...
Subscribe: SpotifyOne third of the world’s food ends up in a landfill. In other words, 1.3 billion tons of food wasted every year, which also leads to a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions. But one social entrepreneur is determined to tackle the issue...
