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Capitol Area Food Bank Hunger SummitSeptember 27, 2013

Meghan StaszSenior Director, Sustainability

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Food Waste Reduction Alliance

• Managed & staffed by GMA, FMI, and National Restaurant Assn• Co-Chaired by General Mills, Publix, and Yum! Brands

• 3 year initiative, launched summer, 2011

• Scope: U.S.-focused, manufacturing retail and/or in-restaurant• Not included: agriculture/on-farm, consumer in-home

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Food Waste Reduction Alliance: membership

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Reduce Food Waste Generation

Reuse- Donate safe, nutritious,

food

Recycle unavoidable

waste

Food Waste Reduction Alliance

3 Goals:

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PolicyChair: Laura Abshire, Ntl Restaurant Assn

Co-Chair: Meghan Stasz, GMACo-Chair: Carrie Calvert, Feeding America

Emerging SolutionsChair: Jason Wadsworth, Wegman’sCo-Chair: Gail Tavill, ConAgra Foods

AssessmentChair: Michael Hewett Publix

Food Waste Leadership CommitteeChair: Susan Kujava, General MillsCo-Chair: Michael Hewett, Publix

Co-Chair: Bridgette Bell, Yum! BrandsGMA Staff Lead: Meghan Stasz

FMI Staff Lead: Jeanne VonZastrowNtl Restaurant Assn Staff Lead: Laura Abshire

Tier 1, 2011 Stakeholders

Tier 2, 2012

Recruitment

Goal-SettingNew Technologies/ Solutions

Best Practices Guides Policy Priorities

Advocacy

CommunicationChair: Susan Kujava General Mills

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Areas of Opportunity

Assessment

Barriers to increased donation• Liability concerns• Transportation constraints

Barriers to increased diversion• Insufficient recycling options (infrastructure)• Transportation constraints

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Areas of Opportunity

Best Practices• Best Practices Guide & Toolkit to be released fall, 2013• Highlight real and perceived barriers to reduced food waste generation and

increased donation• Best Practices:

• Conduct waste characterization assessment• Establish SOP's related to donations and diversion• Develop/Strengthen relationships with donation agencies & diversion partners

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Contact Information

Laura Abshire, National Restaurant Association, Labshire@restaurant.org

Meghan Stasz, GMA, Mstasz@gmaonline.org

Jeanne VonZastrow, FMI, Jvonzastrow@fmi.org

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