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Neighborhood Nourish: Feeding Communities, Reducing Waste, and Building Your Brand
Food recovery isn’t just a good deed, it’s smart business. As food waste costs rise and customers expect purpose-driven brands, this session will show how convenience retailers of all sizes can turn surplus food into community impact. Hear from legal, nonprofit, and retail leaders on how to donate safely, partner with food banks, and launch scalable programs. Learn from Wawa’s model, Harvard’s Food Policy & Law, explore tools from FoodRecovery.org, and discover how you can join the NACS Foundation’s Neighborhood Nourish effort to feed families, reduce waste, and build stronger communities.
Date: October 15, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. ET
Speakers
April Love
April Love serves as a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, where her portfolio includes food waste diversion through federal laws and policies, and food…
Kevin O’Connell
Kevin O’Connell is the Executive Director of the NACS Foundation, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) philanthropic arm. Under Kevin’s leadership, the Foundation is advancing…
Sammie Paul
Sammie Paul is the Executive Director of FoodRecovery.org, a nonprofit that connects businesses with surplus food to organizations serving communities in need. She has worked with the…
Jason Read
Jason joined Wawa 9 years ago as Director of Store Operations supporting over 115 stores in South Jersey and the Jersey Shore and 10 Area Managers. Prior to Wawa, Jason worked for Starbucks..
