The Future of Food is Waste
Our food system doesn't need more food, it needs less waste.
$475B
The U.S. wastes $475 billion of food annually.1
145B
That's equal to 145 billion meals.1
44M
There are 44 million people in the US experiencing food insecurity.3
1. Source: ReFED
3. Source: USDA
The Produce Crisis
Fruits and vegetables make up 35% of all surplus food, and we're throwing away over 30 million tons per year in the US (ReFED).
And at the same time, we're not eating enough of it.
For the last 40 years, we've seen the price of produce drastically outpacing the cost increase of other foods. Today, fewer than 1 in 10 people in the US eat the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables (Partnership for a Healthier America).
The Solution
If all ~115 eligible retailers in the US launched Flashfood, reduced their shrink by 27% and diverted it entirely to people experiencing food insecurity, we could lift 8 million people out of food insecurity each year.
Our Impact in 2023
37M+
pounds of food diverted from landfills1
$93M+
dollars saved for our shoppers1
$13M+
saved on high-quality, fresh produce.1
1. Source: Flashfood Data
