In this episode of Sustainably Ever After, host Lilah McDonald speaks with Michal Garvey, Founder of Foodprint, a food rescue app helping cafes, restaurants, and supermarkets reduce food waste by selling surplus food at a discount.

Michal shares her journey from witnessing food waste firsthand while working at a hotel in Colorado, to launching a star-tup that is actively fighting food waste across New Zealand. She shares the challenges of building a tech-based sustainability business, the role of food waste in climate change, and how small changes in consumer and business behaviour can have a big impact.

Key Takeaways:

• The environmental cost of food waste: Why food that ends up in landfill doesn’t simply biodegrade but instead contributes significantly to climate change.
• How Foodprint works: Discover how the app connects eateries with surplus food to consumers looking for great deals while helping the planet.
• Tech for good: Michal’s journey into the world of food technology, how she built a digital solution without a tech background, and the importance of making sustainability easy for consumers.
• Beyond the bin: Practical steps for businesses and individuals to reduce food waste before it happens and ensure that unavoidable waste is properly handled.
• The future of food rescue: Exciting trends in food waste innovation, including up-cycling, waste reduction policies, and the role of technology in making the food industry more sustainable.

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Find out more about Footprint:

Website – foodprint.app
Facebook – @FoodprintNZ
Instagram – @foodprintnz