A vast amount of food is wasted in food manufacturing, restaurants, and events.
The UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2021 indicates that Indian households generate around 50 kg per capita per year of food waste, totaling approximately 69 million metric tons annually.
When surplus food is improperly discarded, it contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation, while also representing a loss of economic value.
Wastelink, founded by Saket Dave and Krishnan Kasturirangan in the year 2018, stands at the forefront of tackling this issue.
Saket Dave, the CEO and a climate champion, brings decades of experience in waste management, consulting, and operations to the team.
Along with his team, he operates Wastelink with a vision to soak up food waste. The company is built on the principles of sustainability, trust, and never settling for the status quo.
Wastelink’s approach involves purchasing food surplus from various stages of the supply chain, including manufacturing rejects, sales returns, and surplus in forward supply chains.
Their platform delivers economic and environmental outcomes through a technology-led handling of food waste across India.
They offer services like full traceability, verifiable ESG outcomes, and scientific processing, ensuring that surplus and rejects generate economic benefits while adhering to sustainable practices.
The company’s main product is ecoFeed, a feed ingredient brand that transforms former foodstuff into nutritious feed ingredients for animals.
This includes a variety of products such as sugar meal, protein meal, and energy meal, which are rigorously tested and meet the standards for animal feed.
ecoFeed provides a sustainable solution by converting bakery materials and other food waste into palatable and nutritious feed, shown to increase yield by 15%.
This approach ensures a consistent quality of feed throughout the year, catering to various needs of animals.
Through innovative solutions like ecoFeed, they are making huge impact. Not only addressing the environmental concerns associated with food waste but also contributing to the economic and social aspects by providing nutritious animal feed.
Their approach demonstrates how technological innovation and sustainability can work hand-in-hand to create a more efficient and responsible food supply chain.
As they continue to grow and expand their influence, Wastelink is poised to be a game-changer in the industry, setting an example for sustainable practices in food waste management.
