Growing the Future

Reducing Food Waste is Trendi with Carissa Campeo and Craig McIntosh

Episode Summary

Let's talk about the elephant in the room, food waste?

Episode Notes

In this episode of GTF Dan chats with Carissa Campeo, Co-founder of Trendi, and  Craig McIntosh, CEO, and Co-founder of Trendi about the inevitable and outrageous food waste in industrialized countries. Trendi uses robotics and automation in the food industry to reduce waste at the production level to transform it and distribute it for different purposes. 

In this episode you will learn: 

• How amazing Trendi is starting with Craig and Carissa's inspiring journeys and experiences in the food and hospitality industry.
• Numbers and statistics about food waste will blow your mind and compel you to reassess your grocery shopping list.
• What is food insecurity and how it's more prevalent than we think
• How food waste is produced through the food production chain ( from the fields to the grocery stores)
• Trendi's mission  and how the company is breaking the stigma around associated with waste
• What is Bioflakes and what it's so revolutionary
• The high price we pay to get those perfectly cut veggies at the supermarket. You'll never get them again!
• How as a farmer you can turn your waste into a sustainable product while creating another source of income.  It's a win win!

Go here to learn more about Trendi www.trendi.com 

Follow Trendi on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/trendi.tech/

Connect with Craig on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-mcintosh/

Connect with Carissa on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/carissacampeotto/

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