The harsh truth behind waste damage
summary
Claims that roughly 30% of food produced is wasted (contributing ~8% of global GHGs) and that 7.2 million tonnes are thrown away with over half still edible frame the problem. Built a hyper-local time-sensitive marketplace (app like Wolt but for takeaway surplus, no delivery) that lets restaurants and grocers list discounted surplus. The company expands to Malaysia, Canada, Netherlands then shutters markets, shrinks headcount 70%, cuts costs 50%, doubles revenue last year and is approaching breakeven.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to food waste
- 5:33What is Rescue Club
- 9:54Company growth challenges
- 13:36Rebuilding for success
- 16:10Community-driven change
- 18:44Government role in solutions
- 20:07Call to action in Latvia
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