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Deemed "the woman who helped start the waste-free movement" by Consumer Reports, Dana Gunders is a national expert and strategic advisor for food waste reduction.
Deemed "the woman who helped start the waste-free movement" by Consumer Reports, Dana Gunders is a national expert and strategic advisor for food waste reduction. She focuses on solutions that prevent surplus food from occurring, as those are the solutions with the highest financial and environmental return. She has worked with Google, Walmart, Four Seasons Hotels, Climate Collaborative, and others. Some of her proudest achievements include authoring Waste Free Kitchen Handbook, testifying in Congress, and helping to launch both the food-waste think tank ReFED and the $100M Save the Food campaign. Her work has been featured by John Oliver, NPR, Fox, New York Times, National Geographic, and hundreds of other outlets. Learn more at www.nextcourse.co.
Dana Gunders of NextCourse on the future of food waste reduction
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"People like to see that their employers are working on something like food waste reduction," Gunders says.
Food industry moves to remedy expiration dating games
By Dana Gunders
In a bid to reduce food waste, two major industry associations have released new guidance to clarify food expiration dates.
Why food companies need to expire 'sell by' dates
Unclear labels on food packaging are causing amazing amounts of waste. Here's how to fix it.
Massachusetts businesses stay ahead of food waste ban
Massachusetts became the first U.S. to move to ban businesses from sending organics to landfills or incinerators.
How Andronico's is busting barriers to cut food waste, make money
Grocery retailer makes a daring move by choosing to sell produce below the industry's cosmetic standards.
How Stop and Shop saved $100 million by paring food waste
Every year, $47 billion worth of food goes to waste, but more and more businesses are finding creative ways to change that.
How the Unregulated, Unscientific 'Use By' Labels Cause Food Waste
Americans waste a shocking 40 percent of the food they buy, and as much of half of that can be attributed to the "best before" labels on food.