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**Title:** Sharing Excess: Reducing Food Waste and Feeding the Hungry
**Key Points:**
1. **Problem:** Over 1/3 of the 241 million tons of food produced in the USA (150 billion potential meals) goes to waste, while 44 million Americans face food insecurity.
2. **Solution:** Evan, a college student, founded "Sharing Excess" to rescue and redistribute excess food to those in need.
3. **Growth:** From a small Philadelphia operation to a 30-employee organization rescuing food in 19 states, with the help of partners like Beast Philanthropy.
4. **Milestone:** Secured the largest produce market in the world, Hunts Point in NYC, to significantly expand food distribution.
5. **Impact:** Over 30 million pounds of food rescued, with a goal to feed millions more, and plans to expand globally.
6. **Supported by:** iata (a cash back app) and Robin Hood Charities, enabling the organization to continue making a difference.
Here are the extracted key facts, each with a number and in short sentence form, excluding opinions:
1. **Food Production in the USA**: 241 million tons of food are produced in the USA every year.
2. **Food Waste in the USA**: Over one-third of the food produced in the USA (approximately 150 billion potential meals) goes to waste.
3. **Food Insecurity in the USA**: 44 million Americans live with limited access to food.
4. **Founder of Sharing Excess**: Evan, a college kid from Philadelphia, founded Sharing Excess.
5. **Initial Motivation**: Evan started by rescuing leftover meal swipes from his college dining account to feed homeless people in Philadelphia.
6. **Sharing Excess Operations**:
* Initially operated in Philadelphia.
* Later expanded to 19 different states.
7. **Warehouse in Philadelphia**:
* Located in the largest produce market in the Mid-Atlantic region (700,000 ft Warehouse).
* Shares space with 18 of the largest produce vendors.
8. **Achievement in Philadelphia**:
* Rescued over 14 million pounds of food at the facility.
* Redistributed food to communities in neighboring states.
9. **Hunts Point Produce Market**:
* Acquired with the help of Beast Philanthropy.
* Located in New York City, it's the largest produce market in the world.
* The operation here is three times larger than the one in Philly.
10. **First Distribution in New York City**:
* Took place at the Anne Hutchinson school in the Bronx.
* Part of the expanded operations from Hunts Point.
11. **Beast Philanthropy Goals and Achievements**:
* Initial goal was to feed 400,000 meals in the first year.
* Now, they provide over 2 million meals a month.
12. **Sharing Excess's Overall Impact**:
* Has rescued over 30 million pounds of food.
* Aims to expand its impact globally with the help of organizations like Beast Philanthropy.