2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
Scott Howard
Director of Quality Assurance and Process Improvement
Meyer Natural Foods
Bio:
Scott Howard was born and raised in southern Wisconsin on an Angus seedstock operation. He attended Colorado State, completing a masters and Ph.D. with a focus on beef quality, growth and development, and carcass yield—specializing in value-added opportunities for calf-fed Holstein steers. Following graduation, Dr. Howard began a career with Cargill, working in research and development with a focus on carcass utilization. This led to a role managing beef supply chain and scheduling for primary harvest facilities in North America. For the past three years, Dr. Howard has worked for Meyer Natural Foods as the Director of Quality Assurance, focused on the production of steaks, grinds, and growth of branded programs. Dr. Howard maintains a small herd of Angus cattle and enjoys spending time with family and friends within the beef industry.
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.