Articles from Divert, Inc.

Divert, Inc., a sustainable solutions company committed to solving the wasted food crisis and advancing a circular economy, today announced the opening of its Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility in Turlock, California, the first-of-its-kind for the state in accelerating progress against the wasted food crisis. The new facility marks a significant milestone in the company’s robust expansion roadmap to scale its sustainable infrastructure solutions to 30 facilities across the U.S. by 2031.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced a first-of-its-kind interconnection in the state of California to address the wasted food crisis. Divert’s facility in Turlock, California is now processing unsold food products into carbon-negative renewable energy, which is being injected into PG&E’s natural gas transmission line.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, announced today the appointment of Timothy M. Laurion to the board of directors of Ara Divert Holdco, its parent company. Laurion brings more than 41 years of leadership in corporate and investment banking from Bank of America, with the majority of his career focused on the environmental services industry.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Dana Cagle to vice president of environment, health and safety (EH&S).

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, and Blue Diamond Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative and the world’s leading almond company, today announced a partnership to transform almond processing byproducts into renewable energy. Divert’s advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure will enable Blue Diamond Growers to turn low-value almond byproducts into renewable energy, while also assisting California in reaching its 2045 net-zero carbon pollution goals.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, announced today the release of the Food Waste Legislative Tracker to provide insight into in-progress and existing wasted food policy issues across the U.S. Created in partnership with the Zero Food Waste Coalition (ZFWC) and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), the comprehensive tool will serve to facilitate industry-wide collaboration, advocacy, and engagement around state-level food waste prevention, recovery, and recycling policies.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, released new data today demonstrating the scale of the wasted food crisis during the summer months. The company’s 2020-2023 data showed that wasted food measured nearly 30% higher in summertime than the winter months1.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Michelle Dietz as chief commercial officer.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, and Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S., are collaborating on an industry-leading initiative to scale complementary data-driven solutions and sustainable infrastructure that optimize food donations and address the food insecurity crisis. Together, the organizations will bring more streamlined and actionable insights to retailers and drive a paradigm shift for how wasted food is managed across the U.S.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, and Safeway, the leading banner operated by Albertsons Companies, today announced results from the implementation of Divert’s optimization solution to reduce wasted food and accelerate food recovery efforts. In three months, Safeway increased its food donations by 20%, reducing the edible food going to waste by an average of 1,252 pounds per store per month. Through leveraging Divert’s proprietary data and identifying root causes of wasted food from an operational perspective, Divert has empowered the retailer to improve its food donation program.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced Harrison, Ohio as the location of a future Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility. The facility is expected to prevent and process wasted food and spark local economic development through bringing new jobs to Hamilton County.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, will host its first Impact Voices event “Retailer Best Practices to Prevent Wasted Food for a Healthier Planet.” The discussion will take place on Stop Food Waste Day, the largest single day of action in the fight against global food waste, April 24, 2024, at 12:00 pm ET. Register here.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, announced the purchase of a site in Lexington, North Carolina for an Integrated Diversion and Energy Facility. The facility is expected to provide social, economic and environmental benefits to the community.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced a year of significant growth across the business. In 2023, Divert made important strides in advancing its commitment to tackle the wasted food crisis and have a positive social and environmental impact.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Bob Watkins as Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced it has received the Inc. 2023 Best in Business Award in the Environmental Issues category, which honors companies making great strides in improving local, national, or global environmental conditions.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced new data from a consumer survey and analysis on food bank donations, food insecurity, and grocery shopping behaviors. The survey found that high inflation and grocery prices are having a significant impact on consumers’ food donations during the holiday season, as well as their grocery shopping habits and preferences.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Kathleen Patton as general counsel.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, will host a virtual roundtable discussion “Innovations in Food Donation and Recovery to Take on the Hunger Crisis” on November 16, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the groundbreaking on its Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility in Longview, Washington, the first-of-its-kind in the state. The new facility will have the capacity to process 100,000 tons of wasted food a year from Washington and Oregon into carbon negative renewable energy, bringing the region closer to its goals to reduce wasted food and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, will host a virtual roundtable “Wasted Food Regulations: Taking Action for the Future of Our Climate” on August 24, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the company has processed more than one billion pounds of wasted food since 2021, mitigating approximately 80,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). This is the equivalent of eliminating nearly 18,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles on the road a year or providing more than 15,000 homes’ electricity use for a year.

The Summer Solstice - Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced new data showing that wasted food from grocery stores increases by an average of nearly 20% during the summer months compared to the winter months.

Stop Food Waste Day – Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the groundbreaking on its integrated diversion and energy facility in Turlock, California, funded in part by a $63 million municipal green bond issued through the California Public Finance Authority (CalPFA). The new facility will capture and turn wasted food into carbon negative renewable energy, bringing California closer to reaching its net-zero carbon pollution goal by 2045.

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the appointment of Nicholas Bertram as the founding member of its advisory board. Bertram brings more than 20 years of experience in the retail industry, most recently as the president of The GIANT Company, a subsidiary of Royal Ahold Delhaize N.V.