Ben Simon founded The Food Recovery Network in 2011, at the University of Maryland, to deliver food from college cafeterias to the hungry before it's thrown out.
Within months, the network grew to include dozens of chapters at colleges across the country. More than 611,092 pounds of recovered food later, Simon is launching his most ambitious initiative to date, the Food Recovery Certified. The nonprofit's new certification program aims to recognize and reward restaurants, caterers and dining halls across the country that donate their leftovers.
Any food provider in the country can apply to be Food Recovery Certified as long as they donate their leftovers at least once a month. Cara Mayo, Food Recovery Certified’s program manager, works with local nonprofits to verify the donations.
She says she hopes becoming certified will become a national trend.
“Consumers want there businesses to be associated with an environmental or social cause. They want the effects of it to be felt in their home and in their community.”
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