Introduction As the world’s largest grocer, we have an opportunity to use our global scale and resources to positively impact the communities we serve. In collaboration with the North Texas Food Bank, we can leverage our strengths to tackle food waste and hunger in the DFW area. The RED Initiative is a three-pronged proposal that is designed to synergistically tackle food waste and hunger through… ● Reform: establish a standard packaging and labeling system. ● Education: educate our consumers to make smarter choices ● Donations: properly sort and donate food to local food banks Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of supermarkets. According to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2014, Wal-Mart is the world’s largest company by revenue, as well as the world’s biggest private employer with 2.2 million employees …show more content…
Food production must increase roughly 70% to feed that many people (p. 2). Therefore, there is a growing need to integrate environmentally sound and sustainable programs to reduce waste in food production supply chain. Reducing waste requires a coordinated effort between Wal-Mart, farmers, consumers, and charitable organizations. And through the Zero Waste to Landfill program, Wal-Mart hopes to achieve zero waste. The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) Mission Statement “NTFB passionately pursues a hunger-free community.” The North Texas Food Bank was founded in, 1982 to address the critical issue of hunger in the North Texas community. In its first year, NTFB managed to donate 400,000 pounds of food. Currently, North Texas Food Bank serves 13 counties and 1,000 feeding locations (Miller, 2010). ● NTFB managed to provide 62 million nutritious meals last year, and on average provides 170,000 meals daily (Miller, 2010). ● NTFB has 31,000 volunteers (Horner,