Mia Zavalij, Co-Founder of Eatable, On Diminishing Food Waste in Business

Mia Zavalij has spent eight years working on food waste. As a college student, Mia co-founded Food Recovery Network, a national organization inspiring students at over 200 campuses to reduce food waste. Currently, Mia is a co-founder and consultant at Eatable, supporting food waste reduction goals of food businesses. A new resident of Detroit, Mia is passionate about getting to know the local community and engage in sustainability and food waste reduction efforts. Connect with her here.In this episode, Mia:Shares her story about how her upbringing by family from Ukraine inspired her to champion the anti-food waste cause.Shares how she and a friend in college started Food Recovery Network on her college campus to help students reduce food waste, re-package surplus food, and donate it. Food Recovery Network is now national!Talks about her company, Eatable, which seeks to diminish food waste in business settings.Describes how Eatable helps business decrease food waste - using a waste audit to assess the level of food wasted, educating employees regarding food handling technique, making sure not to purchase too much food.Advises us on ways we can get involved as individuals to help diminish food waste.Practical Tips:Mia has inspired me to investigate how I can be more effective in the anti-food waste movement, specifically becoming a volunteer in food donation. I invite you to share ideas about the work you are proud of to help decrease food waste. Connect with me on FB, IG, LinkedIn or via email at [email protected] and I will share your ideas soon!