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ReFed Food Waste Summit 2024
We are proud to be apart of the ReFED Food Waste Summit 2024 in Baltimore – the premier food waste event that convenes food businesses, funders, solution providers, innovators, policymakers, nonprofits, & more.
Gabrielle Tiven Featured as a Panelist at ReFed Food Waste Summit 2024
Gabrielle Tiven joins industry leaders to discuss streamlining supply chain logistics to combat food waste. Discover how optimization in transportation, storage, data analytics, and innovative packaging solutions can revolutionize supply chain operations and reduce waste.
When: June 11-13
Where: Baltimore Convention Center
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Gabrielle Tiven
Gabrielle spearheads LIDD’s initiatives with non-profit organizations that run supply chains. She works with food banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, and similar organizations to use LIDD’s expertise to help address food insecurity. She guides organizations on network studies, distribution center designs, and overall supply chain strategy, and conducts research in food loss and waste in manufacturing and distribution.
Gabrielle got her start in warehouse design at FreshDirect, a pioneering online grocer in NYC, and later worked in product development at Kiva Systems, now Amazon Robotics. She holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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