#225 - Matthew Bertulli on Saving Earth One Kitchen at a Time
The USDA says food waste is “estimated to be roughly one third of the food intended for human consumption in the United States.” Our guest today, Matthew Bertulli, says the actual number is closer to 40% of our food ends-up in landfill.
When food is wasted it goes to the dump, which generates methane. Methane gas is more toxic than Carbon Dioxide (CO2). This is serious stuff, but what can you do about it besides trying to waste less food?
Well… what happens in your grocery shopping and kitchen makes a difference.
Matthew is a software engineer, who reluctantly turned into a marketer and entrepreneur. After bootstrapping his first company to 100+ people over 10+ years, he sold it to private equity in 2018. He had stumbled onto the gargantuan problem of waste on our planet. It overwhelms many, but Matthew zeroed in on one issue he found complicated because he loves a challenge: How to combat food waste.
The result is Matthew is the Co-founder and CEO of two consumer brands: Pela Case and Lomi.
Pela is a certified B-corporation, has Jay-Z as a notable investor, was named Top 10 in the Canadian Business Growth 500 ranking, and is #1 in Deloitte’s Fast 50 for cleantech businesses in Canada.
Lomi has a countertop food waste compost system that has sold over 120,000 units. But can these two companies slow the earth’s demise enough to make a difference?
To learn more, join David conversation with Matthew.
And by the way, if you decide to purchase a Lomi, use the promo code, manage2win, for a discount.
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