This event is part of the NYC Food Waste Fair 2021. To see all NYC Food Waste Fair events, visit www.foodwastefair.com
About this event
From grower to distributor to your local supermarket, waste associated with food production is generated all along the supply chain but is often overlooked. The plastics from packaging, single-use utensils, and shipping waste add up, so if we aim to eradicate food waste, we need to think beyond the plate and reduce packaging waste.
Moderator: Allison Shapiro, Executive Director, Closed Loop Partners
Allison is an Executive Director at Closed Loop Partners, an investment and innovation firm building the circular economy. She is responsible for strategic partnerships, new business development, and fund structuring.
Speakers include:
Anna Steffens, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Apeel
As a member of the Sustainability team at Apeel Sciences, Anna works to support retail and produce supplier partners in understanding how the introduction of Apeel’s edible plant-based protection for longer-lasting produce contributes to their goals for food waste reduction and the associated avoidance of carbon emissions and water use.
Prior to Apeel Sciences, Anna built the Corporate Responsibility function at ALDI USA. Anna earned a BA from Northwestern University where she majored in Anthropology.
Adam Farbiarz, CEO, DeliverZero
Adam is a co-founder of DeliverZero, a service that partners with local restaurants to package their to-go and delivery orders in reusable, returnable packaging.
Sandra Noonan, Chief Sustainability Officer, JustSalad
Sandra Noonan is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Just Salad, home of the World’s Largest Restaurant Reusable program. Since joining Just Salad in 2019, Sandra has led Just Salad’s groundbreaking carbon labeling and Climatarian menu initiative; piloted zero-waste digital food ordering, and created the Sustainability Champion employee engagement program spanning six U.S. states. She has served on the Upcycled Food Association’s Standards Committee and the United Nations Food Summit’s Affiliated Business panel for Shifting to Sustainable Consumption Patterns. In 2021, she was named one of the Most Influential Women in Foodservice by Nation’s Restaurant News. Sandra holds a B.A. from Duke University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
Dr. Claire Sand, Owner and Founder, Packaging Technology & Research and Adjunct Professor
Claire Sand is a Global Packaging Leader with 35+ years of broad experience in the food science and packaging spectrum. Sand's mission is to enable a more sustainable food system with packaging science that prevents food waste and enables circularity. Dr. Sand is the Owner and Founder of Packaging Technology and Research and an Adjunct Professor. She is an IFT Fellow, Riester-Davis-Brody lifetime achievement in food packaging award recipient, serves on Editorial and packaging leadership Boards.