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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.83,0:00:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In June of 2017,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.40,0:00:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I volunteered with a group\Nat a local food pantry
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.99,0:00:09.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the south side of my home city
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.70,0:00:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.46,0:00:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a Friday afternoon,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.33,0:00:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the day of their weekly food giveaway,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.40,0:00:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as I drove up,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.44,0:00:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw people beginning to arrive,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.10,0:00:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many with their rolling carts in tow,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.94,0:00:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prepared to receive\Ntheir food supply for the week.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.50,0:00:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I was walking in the door,\Nthere were about 40 people outside
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.81,0:00:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waiting in line,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.16,0:00:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was so excited
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.44,0:00:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there are very few things\NI enjoy more than giving back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.82,0:00:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, as I entered the room where\Nthe volunteer meeting was taking place,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.08,0:00:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I immediately realized
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.88,0:00:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we weren't about to give\Nthese people any real meals.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.24,0:00:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were essentially just giving them food.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.83,0:00:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took my place on the assembly line,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.90,0:00:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where, get this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.74,0:00:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in charge of making sure\Nthat the Weight Watchers Ding Dongs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.96,0:00:52.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made it into every family's bag.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.29,0:00:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the bags started to come around,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.73,0:00:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm thinking to myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.41,0:00:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what on earth are we doing here?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.35,0:01:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each bag contained\Ntwo 20-ounce Diet Snapples,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.86,0:01:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a gallon of barbecue sauce,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.11,0:01:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a bag of kettle potato chips,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.59,0:01:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a box of superhero-shaped\Nvegetable-enriched macaroni noodles,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.61,0:01:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a box of Velveeta breakfast bars,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.28,0:01:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a can of refried beans,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.46,0:01:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a can of sweet peas,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.45,0:01:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a miniature can of corn,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.02,0:01:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't forget about those Ding Dongs,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.03,0:01:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and french fried green onions,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.80,0:01:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, the kind that go\Non top of a green bean casserole.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.87,0:01:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that was it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.73,0:01:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made over a hundred\Nof those bags that day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.18,0:01:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people indeed\Nstood in line to receive one,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.16,0:01:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a feeling came over me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.02,0:01:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt bad, and a little angry.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.58,0:01:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was like, how could I even feel good\Nabout the work that I was doing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.04,0:01:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I knew for a fact\Nthat not one meal was to come
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.48,0:01:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the food we had just given\Nto over 100 families.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.76,0:01:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, who wants to have\Na meal with barbecue sauce and Ding Dongs?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.07,0:01:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reality is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.62,0:01:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been part\Nof this process all my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.97,0:01:57.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've participated in food drives,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.95,0:02:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've collected cans since I was a kid,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.17,0:02:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've donated in the grocery store\Nmore times than I can count,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.49,0:02:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've volunteered at shelters,\NI've worked in food pantries,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.64,0:02:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm sure, like me,\Nso many of you have too.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.89,0:02:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2013, I even created\Na pop-up restaurant
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.56,0:02:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Sunday Soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.90,0:02:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I rented tables and chairs and linens
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.88,0:02:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I printed out menus
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.30,0:02:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I took these experiences to alleyways
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.27,0:02:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,underneath bridges and in parks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.38,0:02:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow people that were\Nexperiencing homelessness
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.13,0:02:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to dine with dignity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.06,0:02:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I've invested in this fight\Nfor quite some time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.57,0:02:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In almost every major US city,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.00,0:02:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the food bank is viewed\Nas a beloved community institution.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.18,0:02:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Corporations send volunteers\Ndown on a weekly basis
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.62,0:02:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sort through food items\Nand make boxes of food for the needy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.47,0:02:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And can drives,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.73,0:02:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they warm the hearts of schools\Nand office buildings that participate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.34,0:02:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fill the shelves of food banks\Nand food pantries across the nation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.68,0:02:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how we work to end hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.67,0:02:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what I've come to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.53,0:03:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we are doing hunger wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.56,0:03:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are doing the same things
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.28,0:03:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over and over and over again
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.04,0:03:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and expecting a different end result.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.79,0:03:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've created a cycle
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.40,0:03:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that keeps people dependent on food banks\Nand pantries on a monthly basis
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.34,0:03:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for food that is often not well-balanced
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.68,0:03:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and certainly doesn't provide them\Nwith a healthy meal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.95,0:03:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the US, our approach to doing good,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.74,0:03:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or what we call charity,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.24,0:03:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has actually hindered us\Nfrom making real progress.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.97,0:03:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're educating the world\Non how many people are food insecure.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.65,0:03:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are television commercials,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.39,0:03:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,billboards,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.42,0:03:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,massive donations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.85,0:03:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the engagement of some\Nof our biggest celebrities in the fight,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.80,0:03:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the ever-present reality is that,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.25,0:03:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even with all of this work,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.89,0:03:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,millions of people are still going hungry,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.20,0:03:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can do better.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.84,0:03:47.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Globally, 821 million people are hungry.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.09,0:03:51.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's one in nine people on this planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.31,0:03:52.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here in the United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.95,0:03:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nearly 40 million people\Nexperience hunger every single year,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.55,0:03:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including more than 11 million children
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.75,0:04:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that go to bed hungry every night.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.78,0:04:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet we're wasting more food\Nthan ever before,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.25,0:04:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than 80 billion pounds a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.64,0:04:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be exact.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.49,0:04:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The EPA estimates that food waste\Nhas more than doubled
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.56,0:04:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between 1970 and 2017,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.92,0:04:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now accounts for 27 percent\Nof everything in our landfills,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.70,0:04:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as this food sits,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.23,0:04:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it gradually rots
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.46,0:04:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and produces harmful methane gas,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.56,0:04:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a leading contributor\Nto global climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.54,0:04:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the waste of the food itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.40,0:04:31.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the waste of all the money associated\Nwith producing this now-wasted food,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.29,0:04:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the waste of labor\Nwith all of the above.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.34,0:04:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there's the social inequity
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.89,0:04:39.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between people who really\Nneed food and can't get it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.82,0:04:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who have too much\Nand simply throw it away.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.94,0:04:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this made me realize
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.19,0:04:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that hunger was not an issue of scarcity,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.25,0:04:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather a matter of logistics.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.41,0:04:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 2017, I set out\Nto end hunger using technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.18,0:04:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, food delivery acts\Nhad begun to explode on the scene,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.08,0:05:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought surely we can\Nreverse-engineer this technology
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.72,0:05:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get food from businesses\Nlike restaurants and grocery stores
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.98,0:05:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and into the hands of people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.18,0:05:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that technology and innovation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.83,0:05:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have the power to solve real problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.79,0:05:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.01,0:05:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 2017, I created an app
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.32,0:05:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would inventory everything\Nit is that a business sells
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.62,0:05:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make it super-easy for them\Nto donate this excess food
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.42,0:05:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would typically go to waste\Nat the end of the night.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.78,0:05:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the user has to do now\Nis click on an item,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.54,0:05:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell us how many they have to donate,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.48,0:05:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our platform calculates\Nthe weight and the tax value
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.00,0:05:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those items at time of donation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.96,0:05:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We then connect with local drivers\Nin the shared economy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.05,0:05:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get this food picked up\Nand delivered directly to the door
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.60,0:05:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the non-profit organizations\Nand people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.61,0:05:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I provided the data
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.44,0:05:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the analytics to help business\Nreduce food waste at the source
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.09,0:05:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by letting them know that the items\Nthat they waste repeatdly
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.56,0:05:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a regular basis,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.78,0:05:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they even saved millions of dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.70,0:05:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our mission was simple:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.33,0:05:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feed more, waste less.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.09,0:06:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by 2018, our clients included\Nthe world's busiest airport,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.58,0:06:03.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.32,0:06:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were working\Nwith brands and corporations
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.04,0:06:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Hormel, Chick-fil-A, and Papa John's.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.94,0:06:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even had the opportunity\Nto work with the NFL for Super Bowl LIII.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.54,0:06:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And over the last two years,\Nwe've worked with over 200 business
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.41,0:06:20.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to divert more than two million pounds\Nof edible food from landfills
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.11,0:06:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the hands of people\Nthat needed it most.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.42,0:06:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.75,0:06:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.48,0:06:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has accounted\Nfor about 1.7 million meals
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.32,0:06:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and allowed us to start to expand\Nour efforts to other cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.48,0:06:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Washington, DC, Chicago,\NMiami, Philadelphia, and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.89,0:06:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's just one approach\Nthat actually tackles the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.98,0:06:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another was the launch\Nof our pop-up grocery stores.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.70,0:06:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We recover excess food from businesses
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.48,0:06:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and set up free community grocery stores\Nright in the middle of food deserts.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.83,0:06:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We bring out a chef
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.17,0:06:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we do on-site taste-testings and allow\Nfamilies to leave with recipe cards.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.06,0:07:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We give every family reusable grocery bags\Nand allow to simply shop
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.90,0:07:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,minus the price tag.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.01,0:07:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to give people access to meals
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.70,0:07:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just food.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.54,0:07:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to change the way that we think\Nand work to solve hunger in this country,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.34,0:07:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get people to believe\Nthat we can solve hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.26,0:07:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not as a non-profit, not as a food bank,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.13,0:07:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as a social enterprise
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.07,0:07:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the goal of reducing waste\Nand ending hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.64,0:07:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it hasn't been as easy as I thought
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.59,0:07:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the narrative\Nand the thought process
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.100,0:07:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how we think that hunger can be solved.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.92,0:07:33.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2016, France became the first country
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.65,0:07:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ban supermarkets\Nfrom throwing away unused food.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.16,0:07:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, they must donate it,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.96,0:07:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're fined if they don't.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.92,0:07:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.95,0:07:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.59,0:07:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2017, Italy followed suit,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.16,0:07:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becoming the second European nation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.04,0:07:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pass an anti-food waste ban,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.49,0:07:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they stated it so simply\Nas it was passed through legislation:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.69,0:07:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have millions of pounds\Nof good food going to waste
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.99,0:08:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have poor people\Nthat are going hungry.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.14,0:08:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.55,0:08:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Denmark now has a mandated\Nfood waste grocery store.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.62,0:08:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's named Wefood.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.35,0:08:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They recover excess food\Nfrom local grocery stores
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.13,0:08:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sell it at up to\Na 50 percent off discount.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.16,0:08:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They then use all the proceeds\Nand donate it to emergency aid programs
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.58,0:08:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and social need issues\Nfor the people in need.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.60,0:08:22.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has been hailed as\N"the Goodwill of grocery."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.100,0:08:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And last year, the world got its first\Npay-what-you-can grocery store
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.18,0:08:29.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Feed it Forward opened in Toronto.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.53,0:08:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their shelves remain stocked\Nby recovering excess food
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.80,0:08:37.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from major supermarkets and allowing\Nfamilies to simply pay what they can
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.79,0:08:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the grocery store.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.86,0:08:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.68,0:08:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This innovation we need more of.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.82,0:08:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every can take on the roles of changing\Nthe attitudes of how we solve hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.84,0:08:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we think of how we've allowed\Ninnovation and technology
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.10,0:08:54.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change our lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.54,0:08:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from how we communicate with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.95,0:08:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to how we view our entertainment
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.67,0:09:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to how we even receive food,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.00,0:09:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's amazing that we haven't\Nsolved hunger yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.85,0:09:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We literally have cars\Nthat can drive themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.36,0:09:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and millions of people\Nthat cannot feed themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.04,0:09:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With millions of dollars being donated\Nto end food insecurity,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.58,0:09:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should've solved hunger years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.77,0:09:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked myself --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.15,0:09:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.62,0:09:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked myself, why can't we\Nescape this vicious cycle?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.92,0:09:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why haven't we solved this problem?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.16,0:09:27.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember meeting with investors\Nand pitching the idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.61,0:09:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to raise funds for my business,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.38,0:09:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of them said to me\Nin true seriousness,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.100,0:09:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hunger is already being solved,"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.72,0:09:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if millions of people weren't going\Nto go to bed hungry that very night
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.87,0:09:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as if there was nothing else to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.71,0:09:40.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reality is,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.81,0:09:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one would think\Nthat hunger is being solved,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.95,0:09:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the truth is it's being worked on.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.97,0:09:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we really want to solve hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.31,0:09:49.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we have to change\Nthe way we've been doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.19,0:09:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same actions will always\Ngarner the same results.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.68,0:09:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are hundreds of social\Nentrepreneurs all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.31,0:09:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have a focus to solve\Nreally big problems, like hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.62,0:10:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they'll never get the same support
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.27,0:10:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we give national hunger-fighting\Norganizations and food banks.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.67,0:10:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, if given the opportunity,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.92,0:10:09.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have the ability to foster insight
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.51,0:10:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perhaps be forward-thinking enough
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.41,0:10:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to solve this problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.70,0:10:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I'm traveling the world
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.48,0:10:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm really talking about\Nwhat hunger looks like in America
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.96,0:10:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and explaining the difference between\Ngiving people access to food
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.87,0:10:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and access to meals.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.66,0:10:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been meeting\Nwith city council members
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.63,0:10:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and city organizers across the US
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.94,0:10:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and telling them that technology\Nindeed does have the power
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.65,0:10:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to connect businesses with surplus food
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.55,0:10:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to people in need,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.61,0:10:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and explaining to them\Nwhat a meal can actually mean to a family.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.13,0:10:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been meeting with school boards\Nand school districts
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.40,0:10:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about how we feed hungry children,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.98,0:10:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and health care organizations,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.35,0:10:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing the message that food is health
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.34,0:10:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and food is life
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.63,0:10:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that, by solving hunger,\Nwe can solve so many more problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.70,0:10:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we want to know
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.23,0:10:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we don't live in a nation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.15,0:10:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where perfectly good food goes to waste
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.13,0:10:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when our neighbors don't have food to eat,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.50,0:10:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we need to change the laws.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.56,0:11:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to introduce new policies,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.34,0:11:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, most importantly, we need to change\Nour minds and our actions.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.98,0:11:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food drives are fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.42,0:11:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food banks serve a huge purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.67,0:11:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, sometimes I like Ding Dongs too.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.88,0:11:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the reality is that food drives\Ndo not solve hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.90,0:11:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we are smart\Nabout connecting the dots
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.23,0:11:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are right in front of our noses,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.38,0:11:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can do far more than give a family
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.12,0:11:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a box of superhero-shaped\Nvegetable-enriched macaroni noodles
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.96,0:11:25.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a gallon of barbecue sauce\Nto feed themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.35,0:11:30.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we can\Ngive them back their dignity.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.17,0:11:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps we can increase\Nschool attendance in schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.05,0:11:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can improve the health\Noutcomes for millions.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.62,0:11:40.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, most importantly, we can reduce\Nfood waste in our landfills
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.38,0:11:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating a better\Nenvironment for all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.81,0:11:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing I love most is that\Nwe can feel good about it in the process.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.74,0:11:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we solve hunger,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.32,0:11:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have nothing to lose\Nand everything to gain,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.80,0:11:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so let's do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.89,0:11:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.39,0:11:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.66,0:11:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.