2017 Programming

The first-ever Food Waste Fair connected New York City’s food industry professionals with resources for preventing, recovering and recycling food waste—making it easier than ever to save money and embrace sustainable operations.

Workshops and Demos

From chefs showcasing new ways of looking at ingredients that are usually considered waste, to in-depth workshops on the Good Samaritan Act, pre-treatment equipment and compostable products.

Exhibitors

Innovative private sector leaders, non-profits, and government agencies offered creative solutions to make it easier for your company to manage excess food and food waste.

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Host Committee

• Salvador Arrona, Business Integrity Commission

• Erin Barnes, ioby

• Caroline Bauer, Curb Your Litter

• Mary R. Cleaver, The Cleaver Company

• Matthew Cotton, US Composting Council

• Dominic D’Agostino, Ahold Delhaize

• Matt de la Houssaye, Global Green

• Miriam Garron, Food Network Kitchen

• Nora Goldstein, BioCycle

• Eva Goulbourne, ReFED

• Christina Mitchell Grace, Foodprint Group

• Kate MacKenzie, City Harvest

• Jenna Liut, Heritage Radio Network

• Jehangir Mehta, Chef

• Elizabeth Meltz, Eataly

• Clare Miflin, Kiss + Cathcart

• Katherine Miller, James Beard Foundation

• Monica Munn, The Rockefeller Foundation

• Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank

• Marcel Van Ooyen, GrowNYC

• Fabio Parasecoli, The New School

• Shen Tong, Food Future Co

• Barbara Turk, NYC Food Policy

• Lauren Yarmuth, IDEO