1920 Commons was the first dining facility at Penn to practice food recovery, and now unserved food at Hill College House dining hall will also be donated to hungry locals in Philadelphia.
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Café Leftovers Used to Feed the Hungry
- News The Current
As the founder of Eckerd College’s Food Recovery Network chapter, Shannon Tivona volunteers time each week to collect food from Eckerd’s main café and deliver it to a volunteer from a local food pantry
Food Recovery Network Saves Leftovers From Becoming Waste
- News Newark Advocate
In November 2013, Denison University became the first Ohio school to join the national Food Recovery Network — taking leftover dining hall food and, rather than tossing it, donating it to area agencies that fight hunger.
Fighting Food Waste at Carleton
- News Northfield News
We partner with Carleton students and the campus Food Recovery Network chapter to donate unused food to those in need in the Northfield community.
Recycling the Leftovers
- News New York Times
Food waste has become a hot-button issue, and companies like Bon Appétit along with city and federal governments are adopting strategies for reducing it.
Support Growing for Colorado College Students’ Efforts to ‘Rescue’ Food Waste
- News The Gazette
We’re proud to work with these students to fight food waste and hunger at the same time.
Students Rescue, Deliver More Than 3,000 Pounds of Food
- News Colorado College News
A group of Colorado College students is tackling the hunger problem – one bite, one bike, one baguette at a time.
Waste Not, Want Not
- News Kiwanis Magazine
International magazine highlights Bon Appétit Management Company’s waste reduction efforts such as onsite composting and trayless dining.
Bon Appétit Provides New Compost Bins in Campus Dining Halls
- News Hilltop Views
Bon Appétit at St. Edward’s University springs for the cost of offsite composting, mindful that the environmental benefits outweigh all other costs.