2024-2025 Foodnomics Annual Report
"As the 2024-2025 school year has ended, I would like to take a moment and share with you our work."
Total Food Waste Cost Reduction
Daily Savings Achieved
Cost Decline Rate
Active Chapters
Data Collection Methodology
In the fall, I made a data collection template that I shared to all of our chapter leaders (which you can see by navigating to the "Chapters" section of the website). Using the Foodnomics app, we tracked the total food waste cost of four meals every month, aiming for twice near the beginning of the month and two times at the end of the month, from September to May. In between these times, our chapter members worked through their existing training to raise awareness around the issue of food waste, including encouraging people to download the Foodnomics app to track their own waste and aim to reduce it day after day. Immediately, we saw results.
Outstanding Results Achieved
Monthly Combined Food Waste Cost
Line graph showing the downward trend from September to May
Monthly Combined Food Waste Cost
Bar chart showing monthly data comparison
Detailed Performance Metrics
Over time, from September, 10 Foodnomics chapters reported an aggregate daily reduction of $504.75 in food waste costs since early September, representing a 12.88% decline across three months. This trend continued into the winter, where aggregate food waste costs dropped another 11.10% since December. Finally, in the Spring, our efforts experienced the most success, dropping total food waste costs by another 20.78% since the end of winter.
Chapter Network Impact
Over the course of the school year, the passionate and persistent work of our chapter leaders and their members have yielded a 39.26% reduction in total food waste costs. We have attached two graphs below showing the reduction for you to look at.
10 Chapters
Spanning East Coast to West Coast
Consistent Results
Every chapter showed measurable improvement
Sustainable Impact
Long-term behavior change achieved
Key Insights & Learnings
What We Learned
"The biggest takeaway we've learned throughout the year, looking at our data, is clear. It is actually very easy to reduce food waste for most people."
Those you are eating with at any given day are very conscientious about how much food they waste once they get used to it. We encourage you to try out our for yourself weekly routines to reduce your food waste, and let the Foodnomics app assist you on your journey!
Looking Forward
Next year we look to continue the progress we've achieved this year, scale to more chapters, and implement Foodnomics in restaurants as well.
Join Our Mission
We encourage you to try out our Foodnomics app weekly routines to reduce your food waste, and let the Foodnomics app assist you on your journey!