ZHZW Innovation Fund

Working to end hunger and eliminate waste in our communities

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What We Do
The Innovation Fund

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation (Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 2018 to address a fundamental absurdity in our food system: 40% of the food produced is thrown away while 1 in 8 Americans struggle with hunger.

The Foundation supports initiatives that create communities free of hunger and waste.

There is an absurdity in the U.S. food system: we throw away 40% of the food produced, yet 1 in 8 Americans struggle with hunger.

U.S. businesses, farms and consumers spend an estimated $218 billion a year growing, processing, transporting and disposing food that is never eaten. The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation directs philanthropic investments to entrepreneurs who are helping tackle our nation’s food waste problem.

*Source: ReFED

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation is a public charity that aims to advance collective action and innovation to prevent food waste and improve food security in our communities.

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