Food Recovery Initiative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley

Joint Venture’s Food Recovery Initiative works to reduce surplus food by strengthening the local food recovery ecosystem - spurring funding and innovation; propagating food waste prevention and recovery strategies; and supporting government programs focused on the food sector. By convening the Food Recovery Council and Steering Committee and managing the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program, the initiative amplifies the efforts of food recovery organizations, local jurisdictions, and businesses in the fight against food waste. Our recent report Making the Most of Surplus Food lays out recommendations to expand existing intervention strategies and to test new ones, built on a solid foundation of expertise, data, and analysis.