About this Site

About this site

Further with Food provides comprehensive information about food loss and waste in the United States and about solutions dedicated to reducing it.  This virtual resource center offers a broad spectrum of users – such as businesses, government entities, investors, NGOs, academics, and individuals —a platform to find and share information about proven solutions and innovative new approaches to reduce the volume of surplus food generated, feed hungry people, and divert food and scraps to the highest beneficial use.

About us

Further with Food was initiated and is supported by a public-private partnership composed of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Consumer Brands Association, Feeding America, the Food Marketing Institute, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, the National Consumers League, the National Restaurant Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, ReFED, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the World Resources Institute, and the World Wildlife Fund. The Rockefeller Foundation has provided funding and has collaborated with the Partnership in developing and maintaining the site. The Keystone Policy Center has provided technical assistance.

News Release: The Rockefeller Foundation, USDA, and EPA to Lead Creation of National Resource Center for Action Against Food Waste

Support

Further with Food's work is made possible with the generous support of the following:

The Rockefeller Foundation

For more than 100 years, The Rockefeller Foundation’s mission has been to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world. Today, The Rockefeller Foundation pursues this mission through dual goals: advancing inclusive economies that expand opportunities for more broadly shared prosperity, and building resilience by helping people, communities and institutions prepare for, withstand, and emerge stronger from acute shocks and chronic stresses. Support for Further with Food is part of the Foundation’s $130 million commitment to halve food waste through its YieldWise initiative. To learn more, visit www.rockefellerfoundation.org.

The Claneil Foundation

Founded in 1968, the Claneil Foundation is a private foundation that seeks to improve the health of families and communities through advancements in health and human services, a sustainable food system, education and the protection of the environment. The Foundation provides general operating and program support grants locally, and awards seed funding to emerging projects and organizations that have the potential for significant impact. Support for Further with Food is part of the Critical Issue Fund. To learn more, visit http://www.claneilfoundation.org/

Keystone Policy Center

Keystone Policy Center brings together crucial teams of stakeholders who have diverse individual perspectives but recognize a common need to address urgent issues with lasting solutions. For more than 40 years, Keystone has helped leaders move beyond fixed positions toward collaborative, action-oriented approaches to problem-solving. Keystone provides technical assistance for Further with Food.