013: All Eyes On Food Waste with Andrew Shakman

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When you work on food waste, you are working on the most important things. You’re working on climate, food security and feeding the world.”</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">- Andrew Shakman</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Episode Description:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The less people see, the less people care.  It’s been easy to disregard this urgent issue, because food waste has been placed in a blind spot. But this dangerous situation can no longer be ignored!  What is being done- and what can YOU do- to prevent food loss?    </span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.leanpath.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leanpath</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is today's leading food waste prevention platform. Its co-founder and CEO, Andrew Shakman is an author, speaker, and internationally-renowned expert in food waste prevention. Andrew is passionate about creating a more sustainable future and supporting companies to create products that make a difference and are resilient through economic cycles. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, Justine is joined by a special co-host, Lisa Johnson, an industry powerhouse in food loss.  The duo digs deep with Andrew on effective food loss prevention tactics that both companies and households can apply. It doesn't matter whether it’s a company factory or a home kitchen, food is still wasted. In this episode, Andrew shares why food waste is a problem and why prevention is the most important action we can take today. He also addresses the importance of measuring food loss in increasing awareness and initiating intervention. Listen as Lisa and Andrew share tools and strategies that can help you measure, manage, and reduce food loss. Zero food waste is the goal, but without getting a clear picture of the gravity of the situation, this problem will persist. The key is to assign value to food, while we still have it. </span></p>