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Waste No Food
Formation2011
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersSilicon Valley
FounderKiran Sridhar
Websitewastenofood.org

Waste No Food is a non-profit organization in the US that provides a web-based food rescue "marketplace" allowing excess food to be donated from the food service industry to qualified charities that work with the needy. It facilitates the donation of food waste from farms, restaurants and grocery stores to shelters and charities that can use it. Recipient charities are vetted by InnVision. Users can sign up to donate food using the Waste No Food app on Google Play, ITunes or the official website.

Background

The nonprofit was founded in 2011 by Kiran Sridhar, then a 12-year-old 7th grader at a Bay Area school, as a way to improve the distribution of food and reduce waste. Sridhar received the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes in 2014, at the age of 16. PayPal provided funding and engineers to help launch the initiative, which also had partners in Appcelerator and Winwire.

Sridhar still heads the organization. Waste No Food was initially focused in the Silicon Valley area and expanded to San Francisco.

Impact

Waste No Food had delivered over 1,000,000 meals by the end of 2015. Its partners include Levi's Stadium, the City of San Jose Mayor's Office, PayPal and the San Francisco 49ers. Waste No Food Tampa Bay is a partnership between Waste No Food and the Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger, with the goal of eradicating hunger.

References

  1. "Waste no food: A teenager's bold idea to end hunger". TED. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. "Boy wants people to pass extra food to hungry". KGO-TV. August 24, 2011. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  3. "Indian American teenager Kiran Sridhar is a recipient of The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes". The American Bazaar. October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. "Feeding Silicon Valley gets excess food to California's hungry". The Intersector Project. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. "Who We Are". Waste No Food website. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  6. Sovern, Doug (April 1, 2012). "Bay Area Teen Takes Innovative Approach To Helping The Hungry". CBS San Francisco. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  7. Bailey, Jon (November 25, 2015). "Changing the World: Waste No Food To Hit One Million Meals Delivered!". Axway Blog. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  8. "Waste No Food Tampa Bay – Tampa Bay Network To End Hunger". Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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