Food Waste AllianceCALL #4

1/19/17

...scale momentum & support innovators to dramatically

reduce food waste?

HOW MIGHT WE...

Agenda Today

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Introduction – Creative Exercise

Look Back over Alliance

Look Forward – where next?

Meghan Stasz, GMA & FWRA

David Aycan, IDEO

Nathan Clark, ReFED

Closing & Next Steps!

F O O D WA S T E A L L I A N C E

Alliance Selfie Time!

Alliance members are inspired by:

• Leadership talks

• Storytelling resources

• IDEO design toolkits

• Food Waste toolkits

Share your favorite resource today!

INSIGHTS

QUESTION #4 STAR CONTRIBUTORS

CONNECT11/15 - 12/4

We start by inviting top innovators and experts working on initiatives tackling food waste to join a collaborative community that will help them take their ideas to the next level. We begin to build connections.

SHARE12/5 - 12/26

In this phase, we’ll share our experiences and perspectives. Through this we’ll discover the needs and opportunities to implement and scale our efforts.

LEARN12/27- 1/19

Using learnings from the Share phase, we will invite mentors and experts to offer guidance and resources helpful to innovators in the Alliance.

ACT1/19- 2/28

We will take all the support we’ve received and drive it toward action. Innovators will have the opportunity to push their efforts forward and share their progress with industry leaders to get feedback and support.

THE JOURNEY (BETA)

MONTH JULY - OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY

CHALLENGE

ALLIANCE TEST

ALLIANCE SCALE

ALLIANCE IMPACT

CALLS

PITCH / DEMO / SUMMIT

CITY LAUNCH

ALLIANCE SCALE

ALLIANCE TEST

CL

ALLIANCE IMPACT

CHALLENGE

ALLIANCE SUMMIT

ALLIANCECHALLENGE

C1

MS

C2 C3 C45 CALLS DURING BETA

CITY LAUNCHES

BETA TEST PHASE

LAUNCH ALLIANCE GLOBALLY

BOOTCAMP & DEMO DAYS

DRIVING IMPACT WITH ALLIANCE

WEEKLY QUESTIONS & CONTENT SHARED

CONNECT LEARN ACTSHARE

C5

REFLECT REFLECT, GATHER LEARNINGS, PREP LAUNCH

MENTOR SESSIONS

C6

ALLIANCE V.1 TIMELINE

W1-711/28 - 12/26

W81/2

W91/9

W101/16

W111/23

W121/30

W132/6

W142/13

W152/20

W162/27

W173/6

W183/13

W173/20

DO Connect Phase

Call #3(Robert Egger)

Call #4(ReFED &

GMA)

Submit Research or Prototype

Plan

Call #5(Funding)

Implement Research or Prototype

Call #6(Story Prep)

Global Launch!

Virtual Mentor

SessionsReflection Prep for Launch

Global Launch!

ASK Share PhaseQ4:

Resource?

Q5: Research / Prototype

Plan?

Q6: Prototype Insights?

Q7: Story Plan?

City Launches Surveying

City Launches

WEEKLY TIMELINE

TIMELINE• 1/19 – Present process

• 1/26 – Plan due

• 2/9 – Insights & Application due

• 2/15 – Announce Innovators participating

• 2/22 – Presentation/Storytelling Prep

• 2/27 & 28 – Mentor Sessions

MENTOR SESSIONS TIMELINE

PROTOTYPING

Experiment Design- Venture Design Toolkit © IDEO 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This worksheet will help you surface questions or assumptions, make prototypes that you can present to people for feedback, and gather evidence.

EXPERIMENT DESIGN

Plan your prototype2

SURFACE AN ASSUMPTIONWhat is an important assumption you’ve made that has to be true for your venture to work? Hint: Look at your Venture Story Madlib.

TURN THE ASSUMPTION INTO A QUESTIONThe question you’re answering or trying to confirm is:

PROTOTYPEWhat is the minimum viable prototype you will make to answer your question? Sketch it below.

Articulate your question1

QUE

STION

PROTO

TYPEEVIDENCE

2

3

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PURPOSE

• Feedback from top-tier mentors, with potential for ongoing new partnerships & opportunities

• Hone storytelling skills

• Create community w/ other innovators

• Push effort to next level

• Learn & apply prototyping, rapid iteration & feedback process

• Help design future of food waste innovation community!

FORMAT• 90 Min. Sessions, 6-8 Total sessions

• Virtual & at IDEO SF (for 2 local sessions)

• 4 innovators, 4 Mentors per session

• 20 min. Each Innovator (10 min. Presentation, 10 min. Feedback)

MENTORS INCLUDE:

• Entrepreneurs

• F.W. Experts

• Foundations & Social Impact Investors

• Corporates

• Government

• Designers

NEXT STEPS

• Survey – (will receive early next week)

• Submit initial submission 1/26

MENTOR SESSIONS

• Philip Saneski

Sustainability Policy Consulting to U.S.-based food, beverage, and consumer goods companies regarding sustainable sourcing and agriculture, food waste, and packaging and waste management (packaging reduction & material use; recycling, waste-to-energy, compositing).

Policy Campaign Management and Government Relations for national environmental non-profit organization; building cross-industry and cross-issue coalitions; creating communications for multiple audiences including the public, Members of Congress, stakeholders, and other NGO’s; build and manage relationships with Members of Congress and their staff.

Food and Agriculture Policy advocacy and stakeholder outreach to develop and encourage environmentally friendly food production; increase value across supply chain; strong relationships with farmers, ranchers, and growers nationwide; expertise in agriculture issues and USDA conservation programs.Food and Agriculture Policy- link producers with stakeholders across the value chain.

• Philip Saneski

Lead, Creative Competitiveness Products

Developing products to help make companies more competitive and adaptable by building creative competencies.

• Philip Saneski

Program ManagerReFED: ReThink Food Waste

• Support four-member team with communications and programming activities, including content development; social media; event planning and operation; project management; stakeholder engagement; and public speaking• Manage and populate database of innovators and social enterprises in the food waste space• Assist with fundraising through grant writing, drafting funder progress reports, and tracking impact metrics

TOP  PREVENTION  CATEGORIES:Upcycling  Edible  Food  Scraps

Operational  &  Supply  Chain  Efficiency

Secondary  Online  Marketplaces

TOP  RECOVERY  CATEGORIES:Donation  Matching  Platforms

Donation  Transportation

Donation  Storage  &  Handling

TOP  RECYCLING  CATEGORIES:Agricultural  Products  

Energy  &  Digestate

Value-‐Added  Recycling

Tracks  300+  commercial  and  non-‐profit  food  waste  innovators

Non-‐profit  Innovators  (percent  of  total)Prevention  – 12%Recovery  – 86%Recycling  – 5%

Prevention45%

Recovery26%

Recycling29%

ReFED  Innovator  Database

Prevention Categories

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CATEGORY DESCRIPTION EXAMPLESConsumer  Education Includes  educational  campaigns  and  

resources  that  target  wasted  food,  as  well  as  tools  and  applications  that  enhance  consumers'  understanding  of  strategies  to  prevent  food  waste.

Ugly  Fruit  &  Veg Campaign;  Foodfully;  EatBy App

Supply  Chain  and  Operational  Efficiency

Tools,  technologies,  and  systems  that  decrease  food  loss  and  waste  in  the  supply  chain  or  in  food  business  operations.  

BluWrap;  PinPoint Software;  LeanPath

Shelf-‐Life  Extension Any  technology  that  physically  enhances  the  ability  of  perishable  food  to  remain  fresh  for  longer,  including  food  packaging.  

Apeel Sciences;  FreshPaper

Secondary  Marketplace A  secondary  marketplace  that  connects  surplus  food  (food  that  would  otherwise  be  wasted)  to  buyers.

Full  Harvest;  Cerplus;  BuffetGo;  Too  Good  To  Go

Food  Product  Creation Any  commercial  or  nonprofit  business  converting  edible  food  that  is  currently  considered  waste  into  value-‐added  consumer  food  products.  

Regrained;  Barnana;  Misfit  Juicery

Recovery Categories

3

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION EXAMPLESDonation Coordination An  organization  or  technology  that  

enables  any  aspect  of  food  donation,  including  matching  food  donors  with  food  recipients  in  real-‐time,  known  as  "donation  matching  software".

Food  Donation  Connection;  Zero Percent;  Rescuing  Leftover  Cuisine

Donation  Transportation An  organization  that  is  actively  involved  in  the  collection  and  distribution  of  donated  food.  

412  Food  Rescue;  Food  Runners;  Boulder  Food  Rescue  

Donated  Food  Processing An  organization  that  collects,  stores,  and  processes  donated  food  for  distribution  to  food  insecure  populations.  This  includes  community  kitchen  models  and  the  value-‐added  processing  of  donated  food.  

LA  Kitchen;  Food  Shift/Alameda  Kitchen;  Salvation  Farms  

Recycling Categories

4

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION EXAMPLESRenewable Energy  from  Organics  (Anaerobic  Digestion)

An  organization  that  generates  renewable  energy  from  organic  material  via  anaerobic  digestion,  both  on-‐site  or  at  a  centralized  facility.  

Zero  Waste  Energy;  Impact  Bioenergy

Composting An  organization  that  processes  food  waste  by  composting  on  any  scale  at  a  designated  location.  

Ecoscraps;  Compost  Pedallers;  Veteran Compost

Animal Feed An  organization  that  processes  food  waste  by  feeding  the  material  to  animals.  

ReConserve;  Grubbly Farms;  Mad Agriculture

On-‐Site Processing  Solutions

A  technology  that  enables  an  organization  to  process  its  food  waste  on-‐site.

Enviropure; FOR  Solutions

Specialty Recycled  Products Any  organization  that  is  recycling  inedible  food  waste  into  value-‐added  products  for  consumers  (e.g.,  dog  treats;  clothing)  or  other  products  like  bioplastics.  

Re-‐Nuble;  Full  Circle  Bioplastics;  Doggie Beer  Bones

How to get involved? Visit refed.com

Read:  “The  Billion  Dollar  Food  Waste  Market  Investors  are  Missing”,  AgFunder News  November  2016

Watch  the  ReFED video  and  sign-‐up  for  newsletter

Download  and  share  the Roadmap  full  report  (96pg),  Key  insights  (5pg),  and  Technical  Appendix

March  2017:  SUBMIT  your  idea  to  the  database  and  promote!  

For  additional  questions,  contact  us  at  info@refed.com

Next Steps

• Respond to survey (stay tuned for email!)

• Submit planning doc to the Alliance – 1/26

• Next Call: Funding – 2/2

• Mentor Sessions: Feb. 27 & 28

F O O D WA S T E A L L I A N C E

We hope you’ll join as we

provide a space to connect and move to the next level

&launch toward a

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