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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.89,0:00:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In June of 2017,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.24,0:00:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I volunteered with a group\Nat a local food pantry
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.86,0:00:09.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the south side of my home city
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.51,0:00:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.39,0:00:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a Friday afternoon,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.96,0:00:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the day of their weekly food giveaway.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.21,0:00:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I drove up,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.39,0:00:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw people beginning to arrive,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.39,0:00:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many with their rolling carts in tow,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.34,0:00:23.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prepared to receive\Ntheir food supply for the week.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.12,0:00:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I was walking in the door,\Nthere were about 40 people outside
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.16,0:00:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waiting in line.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.37,0:00:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was so excited,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.84,0:00:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there are very few things\NI enjoy more than giving back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.54,0:00:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, as I entered the room where\Nthe volunteer meeting was taking place,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.83,0:00:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I immediately realized:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.52,0:00:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we weren't about to give\Nthese people any real meals.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.04,0:00:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were essentially just giving them food.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.63,0:00:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took my place on the assembly line,\Nwhere -- get this --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.46,0:00:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in charge of making sure\Nthat the Weight Watchers Ding Dongs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.61,0:00:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made it into every family's bag.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.20,0:00:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the bags started to come around,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.51,0:00:56.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm thinking to myself:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.08,0:00:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What on earth are we doing here?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.23,0:01:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each bag contained\Ntwo 20-ounce diet Snapples,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.92,0:01:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a gallon of barbecue sauce,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.24,0:01:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a bag of kettle potato chips,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.75,0:01:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a box of superhero-shaped\Nvegetable-enriched macaroni noodles,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.36,0:01:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a box of belVita breakfast bars,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.08,0:01:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a can of refried beans,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.12,0:01:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a can of sweet peas,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.88,0:01:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a miniature can of corn,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.76,0:01:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't forget about those Ding Dongs
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.84,0:01:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and french fried green onions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.58,0:01:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, the kind that go\Non top of a green bean casserole.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.64,0:01:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that was it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.30,0:01:30.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made over a hundred\Nof those bags that day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.98,0:01:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people indeed\Nstood in line to receive one.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.97,0:01:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But a feeling came over me;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.83,0:01:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt bad and a little angry.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.39,0:01:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was like, how could I even feel good\Nabout the work that I was doing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.78,0:01:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I knew for a fact\Nthat not one meal was to come
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.30,0:01:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the food we had just given\Nto over 100 families?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.48,0:01:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, who wants to have\Na meal with barbecue sauce and Ding Dongs?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.82,0:01:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.87,0:01:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reality is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.37,0:01:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been part\Nof this process all my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.80,0:01:57.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've participated in food drives,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.81,0:02:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've collected cans since I was a kid,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.10,0:02:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've donated in the grocery store\Nmore times than I can count,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.23,0:02:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've volunteered at shelters,\NI've worked in food pantries,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.51,0:02:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm sure, like me,\Nso many of you have, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.44,0:02:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2013, I even created\Na pop-up restaurant,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.28,0:02:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Sunday Soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.72,0:02:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I rented tables and chairs and linens
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.00,0:02:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I printed out menus
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.54,0:02:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I took these experiences to alleyways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.07,0:02:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,underneath bridges and in parks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.16,0:02:25.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow people that were\Nexperiencing homelessness
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.92,0:02:27.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to dine with dignity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.85,0:02:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I've invested in this fight\Nfor quite some time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.36,0:02:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In almost every major US city,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.90,0:02:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the food bank is viewed\Nas a beloved community institution.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.72,0:02:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Corporations send volunteers down\Non a weekly basis
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.48,0:02:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sort through food items\Nand make boxes of food for the needy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.30,0:02:46.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And can drives --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.50,0:02:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they warm the hearts of schools\Nand office buildings that participate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.30,0:02:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fill the shelves of food banks\Nand food pantries across the nation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.16,0:02:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how we work to end hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.54,0:02:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what I've come to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.29,0:02:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we are doing hunger wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.38,0:03:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are doing the same things
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.11,0:03:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over and over and over again
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.17,0:03:07.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and expecting a different end result.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.54,0:03:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've created a cycle
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.20,0:03:13.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that keeps people dependent on food banks\Nand pantries on a monthly basis
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.34,0:03:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for food that is often not well-balanced
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.58,0:03:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and certainly doesn't provide them\Nwith a healthy meal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.85,0:03:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the US, our approach to doing good,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.30,0:03:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or what we call "charity,"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.02,0:03:25.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has actually hindered us\Nfrom making real progress.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.83,0:03:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're educating the world\Non how many people are food insecure.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.39,0:03:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are television commercials,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.20,0:03:32.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,billboards,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.39,0:03:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,massive donations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.69,0:03:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the engagement of some\Nof our biggest celebrities in the fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.74,0:03:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the ever-present reality is that,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.04,0:03:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even with all of this work,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.68,0:03:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,millions of people are still going hungry.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.90,0:03:44.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can do better.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.62,0:03:47.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Globally, 821 million people are hungry.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.09,0:03:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's one in nine people on this planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.12,0:03:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here in the United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.59,0:03:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nearly 40 million people\Nexperience hunger every single year,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.95,0:03:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including more than 11 million children
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.46,0:04:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that go to bed hungry every night.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.96,0:04:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, we're wasting more food\Nthan ever before --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.63,0:04:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than 80 billion pounds a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.59,0:04:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be exact.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.49,0:04:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The EPA estimates that food waste\Nhas more than doubled
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.50,0:04:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between 1970 and 2017,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.92,0:04:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now accounts for 27 percent\Nof everything in our landfills.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.63,0:04:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as this food sits,\Nit gradually rots
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.21,0:04:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and produces harmful methane gas,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.13,0:04:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a leading contributor\Nto global climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.05,0:04:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the waste of the food itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.02,0:04:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the waste of all the money associated\Nwith producing this now-wasted food
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.35,0:04:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the waste of labor\Nwith all of the above.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.09,0:04:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there's the social inequity
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.03,0:04:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between people who really\Nneed food and can't get it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.43,0:04:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who have too much\Nand simply throw it away.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.88,0:04:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this made me realize\Nthat hunger was not an issue of scarcity
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.98,0:04:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather a matter of logistics.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.53,0:04:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 2017, I set out\Nto end hunger using technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.98,0:04:57.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, food delivery apps\Nhad begun to explode on the scene,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.97,0:05:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought surely we can\Nreverse-engineer this technology
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.48,0:05:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get food from businesses\Nlike restaurants and grocery stores
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.87,0:05:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and into the hands of people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.22,0:05:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that technology and innovation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.46,0:05:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have the power to solve real problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.62,0:05:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.33,0:05:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 2017, I created an app
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.68,0:05:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would inventory everything\Nthat a business sells
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.29,0:05:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make it super easy for them\Nto donate this excess food
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.10,0:05:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would typically go to waste\Nat the end of the night.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.81,0:05:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the user has to do now\Nis click on an item,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.32,0:05:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell us how many they have to donate,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.24,0:05:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our platform calculates\Nthe weight and the tax value
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.90,0:05:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those items at time of donation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.75,0:05:36.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We then connect with local drivers\Nin the shared economy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.48,0:05:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get this food picked up\Nand delivered directly to the doors
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.42,0:05:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of nonprofit organizations\Nand people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.05,0:05:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I provided the data and the analytics
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.30,0:05:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help businesses reduce\Nfood waste at the source
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.93,0:05:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by letting them know the items\Nthat they waste repeatedly
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.15,0:05:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a regular basis,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.78,0:05:53.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they even saved millions of dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.81,0:05:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our mission was simple:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.40,0:05:57.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feed more, waste less.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.51,0:06:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by 2018, our clients included\Nthe world's busiest airport,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.18,0:06:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.16,0:06:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were working\Nwith brands and corporations
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.84,0:06:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Hormel, Chick-fil-A and Papa John's.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.59,0:06:12.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even had the opportunity\Nto work with the NFL for Super Bowl LIII.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.84,0:06:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And over the last two years,\Nwe've worked with over 200 business
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.12,0:06:19.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to divert more than two million pounds\Nof edible food from landfills
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.83,0:06:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the hands of people\Nthat needed it most.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.14,0:06:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.87,0:06:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.07,0:06:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.57,0:06:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has accounted\Nfor about 1.7 million meals
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.51,0:06:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and allowed us to start to expand\Nour efforts to other cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.70,0:06:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Washington, DC, Chicago,\NMiami, Philadelphia and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.75,0:06:44.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's just one approach\Nthat actually tackles the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.73,0:06:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another was the launch\Nof our pop-up grocery stores.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.52,0:06:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We recover excess food from businesses
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.92,0:06:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and set up free community grocery stores\Nright in the middle of food deserts.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.66,0:06:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We bring out a chef,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.97,0:06:59.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we do on-site taste-testings and allow\Nfamilies to leave with recipe cards.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.18,0:07:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We give every family reusable grocery bags\Nand allow them to simply shop
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.83,0:07:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,minus the price tag.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.49,0:07:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to give people access to meals
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.60,0:07:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just food.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.04,0:07:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to change the way that we think\Nand work to solve hunger in this country,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.06,0:07:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get people to believe\Nthat we can solve hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.29,0:07:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not as a nonprofit,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.63,0:07:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not as a food bank
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.91,0:07:19.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as a social enterprise,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.53,0:07:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the goal of reducing waste\Nand ending hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.43,0:07:24.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it hasn't been as easy as I thought
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.38,0:07:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the narrative\Nand the thought process
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.65,0:07:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how we think that hunger can be solved.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.49,0:07:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2016, France became the first country
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.57,0:07:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ban supermarkets\Nfrom throwing away unused food.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.100,0:07:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, they must donate it,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.72,0:07:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're fined if they don't.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.68,0:07:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.86,0:07:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.16,0:07:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2017, Italy followed suit,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.91,0:07:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becoming the second European nation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.88,0:07:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pass an anti-food-waste ban.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.18,0:07:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they stated it so simply\Nas it was passed through legislation:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.48,0:07:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We have millions of pounds\Nof good food going to waste,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.79,0:08:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have poor people\Nthat are going hungry."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.07,0:08:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.36,0:08:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Denmark now has a mandated\Nfood waste grocery store.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.54,0:08:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its name: Wefood.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.24,0:08:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They recover excess food\Nfrom local grocery stores
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.02,0:08:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sell it at up to\Na 50 percent off discount.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.86,0:08:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They then use all the proceeds\Nand donate it to emergency aid programs
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.06,0:08:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and social need issues\Nfor the people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.16,0:08:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has been hailed as\N"the Goodwill of grocery."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.95,0:08:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And last year, the world got its first\Npay-what-you-can grocery store,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.16,0:08:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Feed it Forward opened in Toronto.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.52,0:08:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their shelves remain stocked\Nby recovering excess food
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.80,0:08:35.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from major supermarkets
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.03,0:08:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and allowing families\Nto simply pay what they can
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.79,0:08:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at their grocery store.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.50,0:08:41.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.19,0:08:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This innovation we need more of.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.97,0:08:48.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone can take on the roles\Nof changing the attitudes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.19,0:08:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how we solve hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.02,0:08:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we think of how we've allowed\Ninnovation and technology
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.89,0:08:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change our lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.09,0:08:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from how we communicate with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.100,0:08:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to how we view our entertainment
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.80,0:08:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to how we even receive food,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.46,0:09:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's amazing that we haven't\Nsolved hunger yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.34,0:09:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We literally have cars\Nthat can drive themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.04,0:09:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and millions of people\Nthat cannot feed themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.14,0:09:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With millions of dollars being donated\Nto end food insecurity,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.48,0:09:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should've solved hunger years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.63,0:09:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I asked myself --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.15,0:09:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.75,0:09:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked myself, why can't we\Nescape this vicious cycle?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.86,0:09:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why haven't we solved this problem?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.80,0:09:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember meeting with investors\Nand pitching the idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.46,0:09:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to raise funds for my business,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.44,0:09:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of them said to me,\Nin true seriousness,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.100,0:09:33.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hunger is already being solved,"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.00,0:09:37.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if millions of people weren't going\Nto go to bed hungry that very night,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.60,0:09:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as if there was nothing else to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.54,0:09:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reality is,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.72,0:09:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one would think\Nthat hunger is being solved,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.84,0:09:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the truth is, it's being worked on.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.03,0:09:46.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we really want to solve hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.68,0:09:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we have to change\Nthe way we've been doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.15,0:09:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same actions will always\Ngarner the same results.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.41,0:09:55.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are hundreds of social\Nentrepreneurs all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.38,0:09:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have a focus to solve\Nreally big problems, like hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.41,0:10:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they'll never get the same support
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.27,0:10:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we give national hunger-fighting\Norganizations and food banks.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.46,0:10:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, if given the opportunity,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.26,0:10:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have the ability to foster insight
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.70,0:10:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perhaps be forward-thinking enough
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.62,0:10:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to solve this problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.06,0:10:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I'm traveling the world
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.72,0:10:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm really talking about\Nwhat hunger looks like in America
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.72,0:10:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and explaining the difference between\Ngiving people access to food
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.94,0:10:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and access to meals.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.39,0:10:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been meeting\Nwith city council members
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.44,0:10:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and city organizers across the US
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.61,0:10:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and telling them that technology\Nindeed does have the power
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.95,0:10:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to connect businesses with surplus food
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.15,0:10:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to people in need,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.43,0:10:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and explaining to them\Nwhat a meal can actually mean to a family.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.89,0:10:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been meeting with school boards\Nand school districts
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.62,0:10:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about how we feed hungry children,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.69,0:10:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and health care organizations,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.18,0:10:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing the message that food is health,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.19,0:10:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and food is life,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.58,0:10:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that, by solving hunger,\Nwe can solve so many more problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.56,0:10:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we want to know
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.00,0:10:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we don't live in a nation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.87,0:10:54.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where perfectly good food goes to waste
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.02,0:10:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when our neighbors don't have food to eat,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.31,0:10:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we need to change the laws.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.38,0:11:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to introduce new policies,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.39,0:11:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, most importantly, we need to change\Nour minds and our actions.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.84,0:11:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food drives are fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.32,0:11:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food banks serve a huge purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.44,0:11:11.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, sometimes I like Ding Dongs, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.20,0:11:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the reality is that food drives\Ndo not solve hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.84,0:11:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we are smart\Nabout connecting the dots
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.07,0:11:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are right in front of our noses,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.90,0:11:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can do far more than give a family
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.92,0:11:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a box of superhero-shaped\Nvegetable-enriched macaroni noodles
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.19,0:11:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a gallon of barbecue sauce
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.71,0:11:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to feed themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.19,0:11:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we can\Ngive them back their dignity.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.32,0:11:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps we can increase\Nschool attendance in schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.74,0:11:36.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can improve the health\Noutcomes for millions.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.48,0:11:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, most importantly, we can reduce\Nfood waste in our landfills,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.93,0:11:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating a better\Nenvironment for all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.55,0:11:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing I love most is that\Nwe can feel good about it in the process.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.56,0:11:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we solve hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.75,0:11:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have nothing to lose\Nand everything to gain.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.59,0:11:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.78,0:11:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.03,0:11:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.48,0:11:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.