Rethink Food Waste through Economics and Data (ReFED), a nonprofit committed to reducing the $218 billion of food waste in the United States, released its “2018 U.S. Food Waste Investment Report.” The report tracks key trends in the food waste investment space, identifying $125 million in venture capital funding in 2018. The report also includes a Special Report on Foundation Funding section revealing that foundation food waste funding reached $134 million in 2016, increasing 70 percent over five years.
