Food Rescue Institute
Nourishing hope, sustaining communities.
Mission
To inspire, educate and empower communities to build a future where no edible food goes to waste and no person goes hungry.
The Problem
10% of the U.S. population is hungry while 30% of food is wasted daily.
The Solution
Food Rescue Connect App: AI-powered platform for real-time, safe, and efficient redistribution of surplus food to vetted local charities.
Traction
Backed by a world-class Board & Advisors.
Positioned to scale with strong partnerships and proven expertise in food rescue.
Join us in solving hunger and reducing waste—invest in creating a scalable impact today.
A world of opportunity
Too many people go hungry
- Globally 10% of all people are food insecure – 800,000,000
- In the U.S. alone, 33 million lack sustainable nutrition
- 21% of Africa is food insecure
Too much food is wasted
- Over 30% of all food produced worldwide is never consumed
- In the US, 38% of all food goes unsold or uneaten–most goes to waste
- 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted worth over $1 trillion dollars
Food waste magnifies environmental problems
- Wasted food uses 22% of all freshwater
- Wasted food makes up 24% of landfill inputs
- Wasted food increases U.S. greenhouse gas by 6%
Statistics from: ReFed, World Food Bank, Feeding America, World Food Programme
About Food Rescue Institute
The Food Rescue Institute (FRI) is a Massachusetts-based 501c3 non-profit organization established to help communities rescue fresh produce and hot meals from being wasted and provide them to people in need, reducing hunger in our communities. FRI is building a network of partners and organizations to develop a sustainable model of food rescue in local communities. Our mission is to inspire, educate and empower communities to build a future where no edible food goes to waste and no person goes hungry.
A preventable tragedy, everyday
Each day, healthy, perishable food goes to waste.
It costs money and consumes resources to dispose of.
Each day, millions of people go hungry.
We view this as a communication and logistics problem.
We connect people in need, with people who have perishable food and link them with transportation in real time with an easy-to-use mobile app.
Welcome to food rescue in an era of mobile tech and AI.
An inspired solution
Food Rescue Connect is a web and mobile app that links supply with safe transportation in real time.
The Free Platform enables individuals and organizations to exchange best practices in food rescue.
Our AI Interface – with a growing database of food rescue information helps users optimize food rescue implementation.
Implementing healthy food rescue locally throughout the US and the World
Hot Meal Rescue
Fresh Produce Rescue
