Waste No Food empowers groups with perishable resources to donate to charities serving the needy. We help cut waste and build resilient and flourishing communities.
Waste No Food was founded in 2011 to divert excess food to hungry people. Since then, it has provided millions of meals to the hungry and has initiated partnerships with the City of San Jose, San Francisco Airport, the Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger, and the University of Illinois.
Kiran Sridhar is the Chair of Waste No Food, which he founded in 2011. He’s passionate about employing technology to address seemingly intractable problems.
Sudha Sarma is Waste No Food’s Executive Director. She previously served in software engineering and marketing roles at Toshiba and IBM. She holds multiple patents.
We are grateful for these food donor, charity partners and financial supporters.
There has alway been a number of concerns over excess food programs. Until now, there has been no efficient way for groups that have excess food to donate to the millions of hungry Californians and Americans. Waste No Food addresses these concerns:
| Concern | Concern Addressed |
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Don’t know who needs it |
Raises awareness of hunger in communities by using the web and social media |
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Don’t know if they are genuine |
Only legitimate charities will be able to access information |
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Social media increases visibility of the issue |
Businesses have no incentive to donate |
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Transportation |
Aid groups access information based on location minimizes shipping costs |
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Cost |
Aid groups will glean excess crop and pay for transportation |
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Liability fears |
Food donors are protected under the Good Samaritan Law |
Waste No Food and the Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger expand their Regenerative Community Food System program to
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San Francisco International Airport announces partnership with Waste No Food to donate excess food from concessions…
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The City of San Jose partners with Waste No Food on Feeding Silicon Valley…
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Plumed Horse is thrilled to partner with Waste No Food. For the distribution of our artisanal & locally sourced surplus products.
Dio Deka is pleased to be the first donor to Waste No Food’s worthy cause. We are also happy to see it being adopted by many other restaurants.
Manresa is happy to be associated with Waste No Food and its mission. We are glad to help the program continue to grow.
