Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Food Tank, Compass Group, and Envision Charlotte present the 10th Annual Stop Food Waste Day Celebration live from Charlotte, North Carolina's Innovation Barn.
The event celebrates the people, ideas, and innovations helping to reduce food waste and build a better food system. Stop Food Waste Day brings together leaders from across food, agriculture, hospitality, business, nonprofits, and local communities to highlight real solutions that keep good food in our kitchens and communities instead of landfills. The program will also feature youth storytellers and producers sharing how the next generation is helping lead the movement to reduce food waste.
Speakers for this year's Stop Food Waste Day include Amy Aussieker, Envision Charlotte; Richard Armenia, Feeding Charlotte; Michiel Bakker, Culinary Institute of America; Eliza Blank, Farmlink; Palmer Brown, Compass Group; Chris Ivens-Brown, Compass Group; Chayil Johnson, Community Matters Cafe; Chef Sam Kass, Acre Venture Partners and Trove; Amy Keister, Compass Group; Riley Nelson, NASCAR; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Kris Steele, Crown Town Compost; Harry Tannenbaum, Mill; Alyssa Wilen, Alyssa’s Kitchen, and more.
Food Tank, Compass Group, and Envision Charlotte present the 10th Annual Stop Food Waste Day Celebration live from Charlotte, North Carolina's Innovation Barn.
The event celebrates the people, ideas, and innovations helping to reduce food waste and build a better food system. Stop Food Waste Day brings together leaders from across food, agriculture, hospitality, business, nonprofits, and local communities to highlight real solutions that keep good food in our kitchens and communities instead of landfills. The program will also feature youth storytellers and producers sharing how the next generation is helping lead the movement to reduce food waste.
Speakers for this year's Stop Food Waste Day include Amy Aussieker, Envision Charlotte; Richard Armenia, Feeding Charlotte; Michiel Bakker, Culinary Institute of America; Eliza Blank, Farmlink; Palmer Brown, Compass Group; Chris Ivens-Brown, Compass Group; Chayil Johnson, Community Matters Cafe; Chef Sam Kass, Acre Venture Partners and Trove; Amy Keister, Compass Group; Riley Nelson, NASCAR; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Kris Steele, Crown Town Compost; Harry Tannenbaum, Mill; Alyssa Wilen, Alyssa’s Kitchen, and more.
