1. Food Insecurity exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or uncertain.

2. Post Harvest Food Waste In the United States Disposal = 79.4 billion lbs Diversion = 42 billion lbs Total Generation = 121.6 billion lbs

3. Total Food Waste Disposed by Sector US Food Waste Disposal Data Grocery Stores 11% Full Service Restaurants 20% Quick Service Restaurants 13% Institutional 10% Residential 44% Industrial 2% 20% - 40% of all food grown and processed

4. 3 year initiative Cross-Industry effort 2 Goals Food Waste Mitigation Coalition Food Waste Opportunities & Challenges Reduce Food Waste to Landfill Increase Food to Food Banks

5. Sustainability Strategy: Food Waste

6. Scope of Food Waste Coalition Initiative Agriculture Processing and Manufacturing TransportationRetail TransportationRetail Consumer IN-SCOPE

7. Sustainability Strategy: Food Waste Food Waste Leadership Committee Co-Chair: Bob Branham, General Mills Co-Chair: Michael Hewett, Publix GMA Staff Lead: Meghan Stasz FMI Staff Lead: Jeanne VonZastrow Food Waste Leadership Committee Co-Chair: Bob Branham, General Mills Co-Chair: Michael Hewett, Publix GMA Staff Lead: Meghan Stasz FMI Staff Lead: Jeanne VonZastrow Policy Chair: Karen Hanner Feeding America Co-Chair: Meghan Stasz GMA Policy Chair: Karen Hanner Feeding America Co-Chair: Meghan Stasz GMA Emerging Solutions Chair: Wayne MacLeod Ahold USA Co-Chair: Gail Tavill ConAgra Foods Emerging Solutions Chair: Wayne MacLeod Ahold USA Co-Chair: Gail Tavill ConAgra Foods Assessment Chair: Michael Hewett Publix Assessment Chair: Michael Hewett Publix Tier 1, 2011 Stakeholders Tier 2, 2012 Recruitment Goal-Setting White Paper Database Best Practices Guides “State of Play” document Policy Priorities Advocacy Communication Chair: Bob Branham General Mills Communication Chair: Bob Branham General Mills

8. Next Steps Phase II Assessment – Industry Survey Example questions: –How much unsalable food does your company donate each year? –How much food waste does your company recover for recycling or reuse each year? –How much food waste does your company send to the landfill each year? Timing: April - distribution July - completion Recommendation: Please support this effort by participating in the Industry Survey