The Covid-19 pandemic has not only led to disruptions to our health systems but also affected our global economy, supply chain and transportation, our environment and food systems. Today, we’re going...
The United States wastes 30-40% of our food supply, resulting in approximately 90 billion meals’ worth of food lost and costing us about 2% of our GDP - not to mention the disastrous impacts on our...
Topics: sustainability, policy
Yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, part of its Sixth Assessment Report. The report, which spans 18...
Topics: sustainability
For many, Thanksgiving is a top-tier holiday. It’s a time to gather with family and friends, celebrate the things that are important to us, and, of course, eat. A lot. Unfortunately, that also means...
Topics: sustainability
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. With it comes a perennial focus on climate change, which is a theme of increasing concern for the food industry. Whether one agrees or disagrees...
Topics: sustainability, unsold inventory, supply chain, food brand
In late June, over 350 professionals with a vested interest in solving the United States’ food waste problem gathered at the Harvard Law School for the U.S. Food Waste Summit, hosted by Harvard’s...
Topics: sustainability, policy
HelloFresh is the world’s leading meal kit company, delivering more than a million meals a week in the U.S. alone. By providing pre-portioned, fresh ingredients directly to consumers, the company...
Topics: sustainability, donation, food brand, Customer Spotlights
In a few months, Spoiler Alert will celebrate its three-year anniversary. When Emily, Ricky, and Marty first started the company, it was their shared interest in applying technology to a complex...
Topics: sustainability, donation, Customer Spotlights
At Spoiler Alert, we’re firm believers in the value of data. We often talk about how a better understanding of data enables major food businesses to improve unsold inventory management, or how food...
Topics: sustainability, unsold inventory, food brand
Anyone engaged in the U.S. food space should be aware of the paradox that despite nicknames like the ‘land of plenty’, 42 million Americans experience hunger. Yet with the range of other issues...
Topics: sustainability, food brand, Customer Spotlights