food waste application

1. Monetize on food waste.
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2. That’s me!
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3. Good + Not-so-Good
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4. Not-So-Good News
$165 Billion
of Food Waste
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5. Excess Food Supply + Edible
= Food Waste
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6. 44%
56%
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$165 Bil

7. 44%
56%
Excess Food
Inventory
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$165 Bil

8. Good News
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9. Monetize on food waste.
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10. What happens to food waste?
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11. What happens to the excess food?
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12. What happens to the excess food?
Toss!
• Lost $$
!
• Toxic gas
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13. What happens to the excess food?
Toss! Donate!
• Lost $$
!
• Toxic gas
• Lost $$
!
• Logistics/
Time
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14. What happens to the excess food?
Toss! Donate! Traditional !
Sale
• Lost $$
!
• Toxic gas
• Lost $$
!
• Logistics/
Time
• Space / Time
!
• BRAND
devalued
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15. What happens to the excess food?
Toss! Donate! Traditional !
Sale
• Lost $$
!
• Toxic gas
• Lost $$
!
• Logistics/
Time
devalued ?
• Space / Time
!
• BRAND
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16. Benefits for businesses
• Added Revenue
• New Foot Traffic
• Zero Added Infrastructure
• Secure Brand ID
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17. Monetize on food waste.
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18. 18
Real-time,
location based,
quick sale app

19. 19
THE RETAILER

20. 20
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THE USER
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21. “Wow. This is incredible. It makes total sense.”
Francisco, Grocer of Whole Foods Market
“This is literally genius.”
Z. Damato, Founder of $3.5Mil Midwest Food distribution company
“Sign us up! There’s strong a need for this.”
J.B., Store Leader, globally renown sustainability grocer featured by Rolling Stones
“This is just what’s needed.”
A. L., Founder of major food market distributor
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SUPPORTERS
in.gredients Store
Store Leadership,
College of Technology
Purdue Unviersity
Dean Bertoline,
SuperValue
Former zero-waste lead,
Software for Good
founder and CEO
… continued.

23. Who are we?
TECH + FOOD experts
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24. • Former Apple + Microsoft
• 2 Successful Apps
• Food distribution company
$3.5Million in <4 years
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Collectively….

25. Next steps…
• Purchase data storage
• User acquisition
• Field research + deploy beta
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26. Monetize on food waste.
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27. Available for
iOS + Android
Earth Day 2015
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28. Bold Idea? Jobs? Execution? Team? Diversity?
Monetize on
food waste
Multi-Billion
$ improved
economy
Strategic!
partnerships
and beta
Apple,
Microsoft,
Food expert
2 Females!
2 Males!
Global team

29. QUESTIONS?
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30. What makes this app different?
TOP 3 REASONS
• Monetization on food waste
• Not a marketplace app
rather, flash “deals” on excess food
• Brand ID security

31. What would you do with $100K?
• Purchase data storage
• User acquisition
• Field research + deploy beta

32. What would you do with the $100K?
GRUMBL. beta Team
in.gredients
Entrepreneur Magazine,
LA Times, Business Insider,
Forbes, ABC News, Huffington Post,
The Rolling Stones…etc
over 20K collective social media followers
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33. What makes you think the world is “ready?”
(The increasing global awareness)

34. Why is THIS the team to make it happen?
• Launched 2 successful apps
• Founded $3.5Mil food distribution business
• Well networked & recognized
(TEDx, Apple winners)
• Technical, business, and food experts
• Support network = priceless.

35. GRUMBL. under TheGreenHabit
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36. Why is THIS the team to make it happen?

37. GRUMBL. Key Partners
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38. Key Advisors + Mentors
• Google - Design mentor - M.B.
• Apple - Engineer - M.C.
• Evernote - Software Engineer - S.G.
• Founder of $3.5Mil Midwest Food
Distribution company - Z.D.
• Featured Designer - Lindsey Fabrizio
• 1000 year veteran to hunger - GRUMBL.
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39. Zachary Damato
• Founder, food distributor
• $0 to $3.5Million revenue in <4 years
• Served over 120 grocers, 150 corner stores,
and 110 schools; over 400 locations
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40. Local
established
nonprofit,
VEAP
Founder of
Software for
Good
US zero-waste
business
council
Documentary
Film makers,
Peg Leg Films
In.gredients
store
Leadership
9000 monthly
reaching food aide
for food insecure
people in the
Minneapolis area
Powered by
technology, and
partnered with
those who make the
world a better
place. exp) Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation,
Minnesota Ovarian
Cancer Alliance,
Fair Trade USA, and
Second Harvest
Heartland.
First ever zero-landfill
certification
alliance includes
partnership with
Disney, support
from Executive
Director, Sue Beets
Canadian
producers, known
for sustainable
action, globally
recognized
First publicly
announced
package-free
grocery store,
global media
coverage and
following
Key Partners
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41. Available for
iOS + Android
Earth Day 2015
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