Eat, Donate, Repeat with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine CEO and Co-Founder Robert Lee

Rescuing Leftover Cuisine CEO and Co-Founder Robert Lee discusses how he followed a gut feeling to leave his financial services job and pursue a fulltime career donating otherwise unused food to those in need. Born with a food-saver mentality, Robert has taken the nonprofit to new heights, partnering with restaurants, grocery stores and other food businesses to donate over 5 million pounds of food to homeless shelters and pantries. Aaron and Robert discuss how 40 percent of food produced in the U.S. is wasted, COVID-19’s impact on the business, and how individuals can make an impact themselves, daily. Listen in to learn why Robert believes there is a food distribution, not just waste, issue in the world, and learn more about the company + ways to volunteer at rescuingleftovercuisine.org.

Production Credits: Aaron Kwittken, Jeff Maldonado, Dara Cothran, Lindsay Hand, Katrina Waelchli, Julie Strickland, Parker Jenkins, and Mathew Passy

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