Inglorious Food: Squeezing Waste Out of Food Supply

SPARK Talk: Tristram Stuart, Founder of Feedback, National Geographic Emerging Explorer (by video conference)

The United Nations says about a third of all food grown or produced for humans goes to waste and, here in Canada, recent studies suggest that wasted food costs our economy about $31 billion per year. This session kicks off with my talk, followed by a panel discussion.

Panel:

• Bob Chant, Senior VP, Corporate Affairs and Communications, Loblaws
• Dr. Martin Gooch, CEO, Value Chain Management International
• Andrew Telfer, Manager of Sustainability, Walmart Canada

Moderator: Shelley Carroll, Co-Lead, National Zero Waste Council Food Working Group, and Councillor, City of Toronto

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