2022 Food Waste Solutions Summit
May 10-12, 2022 | Minneapolis, MN
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Anna Hammond
Founder and CEO
Matriark Foods
Bio:
Anna Hammond is the founder and CEO of Matriark Foods. Matriark upcycles farm surplus and vegetable trim from fresh-cut facilities into healthy products for food service: schools, hospitals, corporate cafeterias, foodbanks—simultaneously diverting waste from landfills while creating greater access to healthy food. Matriark has participated in the Food Systems 6 accelerator, the Huhtamaki Circular Economy program, and the Kroger Zero Waste Zero Hunger accelerator for which they won the peer-selected investment. Matriark was also selected to participate in the Foodbuy accelerator program for minority and women-owned businesses and has national distribution with Sysco and US Foods. Before launching Matriark, Hammond built a healthy eating program for youth and families living in public housing in New York City.
Schedule
Wednesday, May 11th
11:00am - 12:00pm
Breakout Sessions (Running Concurrently)
Thomas Swain Room
Financing the Race to Zero Waste: Trends in Investment (Presented by the Food Waste Funder Circle)
Investing in food waste reduction is an important climate change solution, but much more is needed to reach 2030 reduction goals. Presented by the Food Waste Funder Circle, this session will show how funders and innovators working together to develop and scale food waste solutions and explore the question of where your money can make the most impact.