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Jesse Fink shared thisLast week in Chicago, ReFED was honored to receive a The James Beard Foundation Impact Award alongside an inspiring group of leaders and organizations working to build a more sustainable and equitable food system. The awards ceremony celebrated achievement and collaboration. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. This award is really for the “Big Tent,” which couldn’t happen without the philanthropic and corporate supporters of ReFED, the multi-stakeholders working tirelessly for solutions, the incredibly talented and dedicated ReFED professional staff, and the board of directors. It was wonderful to spend time with the other honorees throughout the weekend. A big shout-out to Senator Ben Ray Luján, the team at the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, and all of the other organizations working on hunger, equity, community development, and food systems change. It was inspiring to learn from people who are making a real difference. ReFED is honored to be included among such an extraordinary and diverse group. Food waste is a challenge that requires action from all of us: consumers, businesses, restaurants, grocery retailers, and policymakers alike. Chefs play an important role as they have both a platform and the public's trust, giving them the ability to raise awareness about food waste AND also to inspire meaningful action. Through their creativity, leadership, and influence, chefs inspire people to see food differently and become part of the solution. We are grateful to the James Beard Foundation for recognizing this work and to everyone who has helped advance the food waste movement over the past decade. #JamesBeardAwards #ReFED #FoodWaste
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Jesse Fink shared thisTruly a dream come true to see ReFED receive a 2026 Impact Award from The James Beard Foundation. What started as a simple idea, to bring a “big tent” together around food waste, has grown into a field-wide effort with real momentum and impact. Grateful to everyone who has helped build and sustain this work over the years. This moment belongs to all of you.Jesse Fink shared thisCongratulations to the 2026 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees! Plus, swipe to view this year’s Impact, Lifetime Achievement, and Humanitarian of the Year Award honorees. View the full list of nominees: https://brnw.ch/21x1cYt Who’s ready to celebrate with us in Chicago? Tickets to the 2026 James Beard Awards® presented by Capital One will be available today.
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Jesse Fink shared thisI am excited to see two organizations I deeply admire - ReFED and CapShift - teaming up to catalyze capital for proven solutions to food waste.Jesse Fink shared thisComing this November, ReFED, in collaboration with CapShift, presents its Impact Capital Showcase webinar series! This three-part series will highlight innovative ways for impact investors and philanthropic funders to deploy capital of all types into food waste solutions that drive meaningful impact. Each webinar will feature an educational overview of the featured capital type and sample pitches from funds, businesses, and nonprofits seeking or who have secured such capital. Sessions will focus on the following capital types: –November 5 at 1 pm ET, “Recoverable Grants: Recycling Philanthropic Capital to Maximize Impact” https://lnkd.in/e3hZRJTr –November 10 at 1 pm ET, “Catalytic Capital Intermediation: Connecting Mission-Driven Capital to Systemic Change” https://lnkd.in/e-vDaGYX –November 17 at 12 pm ET, “Bridge Financing: Fast and Flexible Capital to Keep Impact Moving” https://lnkd.in/e3naru-D Registering for the webinar series will automatically sign you up for all three events. Please join those that are of interest to you. We will email a link to the recordings after the event. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e96WKKte #FoodWasteSolutions #ImpactInvesting #Philanthropy
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Thanks Carol, a lot of similarities between ReFED and priceline. So fun to be part of a team doing extraordinary things . I have such fond memories of our Priceline day. . Hope you are well.
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Jesse Fink liked thisJesse Fink liked this“The culinary community are the perfect ambassadors to set the tone for our food culture. You do that through delighting and inspiring people with your food, but also through influencing and educating everyone on how to eat and how to cook… we could not be more excited to collaborate and to learn from you.” — Dana Gunders, President of ReFED Recently, we were honored to receive a 2026 Impact Award from The James Beard Foundation alongside an inspiring group of chefs, restaurateurs, and food system leaders. Thank you to the James Beard Foundation, chefs, and the entire culinary community for their support and for being powerful ambassadors for food waste reduction. We look forward to continuing our work with this community to grow the food waste reduction movement. Video Credit: Linton Media for the James Beard Foundation; iStock.com/MikeKoylo; and https://lnkd.in/eHhxuYDA #FoodWaste #FoodService #FoodWasteSolutions #Restaurants #Sustainability
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Jesse Fink liked thisJesse Fink liked thisFood waste is a $100B+ problem hiding in plain sight. Not just in discarded product, but in the disconnected demand signals, inventory decisions, and supply chain blind spots that create it in the first place. This week, the r4 team is on the ground at the ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit in Charlotte alongside the leaders, retailers, operators, and innovators working to build a smarter, more connected food system. The conversation around food waste is changing fast: from awareness to action. From reporting the problem to actually solving it. If you're attending, come find us. We’d love to talk about how predictive AI can help connect surplus supply to real demand, reduce waste before it happens, and unlock better outcomes across the entire ecosystem. Ron Bonacci | Joe Bivona
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Jesse Fink liked thisJesse Fink liked thisUtah had the pleasure this week to show our Federal partners that we can-and are!-conserving in our state through our Demand Management Pilot Program and other state-funded conservation activities. On Monday and Tuesday, Utah and Wyoming hosted a two-state tour for Department of Interior/ Bureau of Reclamation leadership. Here, Scott Cameron, Principal Deputy Asst Secy of Water and Science and David Palumbo, Acting Reclamation Commissioner, speak with Kevin Cotner, President of the Carbon Canal Company on the Price River in UT, about his Demand Management project, inspect a subsurface drip irrigation project in UT’s Uinta Basin and pose for a group photo at Flaming Gorge.
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Jesse Fink liked thisJesse Fink liked thisComing this November, ReFED, in collaboration with CapShift, presents its Impact Capital Showcase webinar series! This three-part series will highlight innovative ways for impact investors and philanthropic funders to deploy capital of all types into food waste solutions that drive meaningful impact. Each webinar will feature an educational overview of the featured capital type and sample pitches from funds, businesses, and nonprofits seeking or who have secured such capital. Sessions will focus on the following capital types: –November 5 at 1 pm ET, “Recoverable Grants: Recycling Philanthropic Capital to Maximize Impact” https://lnkd.in/e3hZRJTr –November 10 at 1 pm ET, “Catalytic Capital Intermediation: Connecting Mission-Driven Capital to Systemic Change” https://lnkd.in/e-vDaGYX –November 17 at 12 pm ET, “Bridge Financing: Fast and Flexible Capital to Keep Impact Moving” https://lnkd.in/e3naru-D Registering for the webinar series will automatically sign you up for all three events. Please join those that are of interest to you. We will email a link to the recordings after the event. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e96WKKte #FoodWasteSolutions #ImpactInvesting #Philanthropy
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