2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
Chris Franke
Senior Manager, Global Sustainability
Walmart
Bio:
Chris Franke leads the Sustainable Food Systems strategy at Walmart, which includes commitments around zero waste in operations by 2025 and a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030. Chris has more than 17 years’ experience managing environmental sustainability programs ranging from retail food loss and waste to federal policy and compliance support and disaster emergency response. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, TRUE Zero Waste Advisor, and Certified Sustainability Practitioner.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 24
1:30pm - 2:30pm
[Breakout Session II] The Power of Partnership: Connecting the Supply Chain to Solve Sticky Problems
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”, and that’s true when addressing food waste in our supply chains. While individual players can make great strides within their own operations, even more work can be done through collaboration across the supply chain. Using case studies from the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment and U.S. Food Waste Pact, this session explores how whole chain analyses reveal surprising and non-linear opportunities for optimization and collaboration.