Approximately ONE THIRD (1/3) of the food produced for human consumption is lost after harvest to our plate at home. Food is lost due to a lack of farm and supply chain resources, storage, infrastructure and market opportunities.  This loss is also a waste of the natural resources - energy, water and labor - that produce the food. and a loss of all the good nutrition that could feed people.  The hardest hit are farmers who loose livelihood and vulnerable food insecure communities.

While at home - Consumers waste even more - contributing to 60% of global food waste - more than 631 million tonnes annually.  This happens for very practical reasons - consumers often over purchase and discard ingredients due to confusing date labels and product information and are less likely to utilize foods that are bumped and bruised - even if they are delicious and nutritious.  Extra ingredients often get pushed to the back and many report not knowing what to do with the “extra’s piling up in their refrigerator.