Iseult Ward - FoodCloud

It is a fact that 33% of all food produced worldwide is wasted. On today’s podcast we talk to a remarkable woman, Iseult Ward, co-founder and CEO of the award winning social enterprise FoodCloud. FoodCloud put simply is an app that connects those with surplus food with those who need it. The FoodCloud app allows supermarkets to quickly notify local charities of any surplus food they have that is good to eat. 

 FoodCloud have established two national solutions for food redistribution in Ireland - a network of three food banks that redistribute large quantities of surplus food across Ireland and a technology solution that connects food businesses directly to local charities. Working with over 600 Irish charities, an average of 2,200 tonnes is rescued annually with an estimated value of €6.7m and leading to an avoidance of estimated 7m tonnes of Co2 emissions equivalent. To date, FoodCloud has enabled the redistribution of food equivalent to 100 million meals. Their big idea has been recognised internationally and has scaled across Ireland and the UK.

Iseult is a One Young World ,Ambassador and one of Time Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders. In 2017 Iseult was included on Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurs European list, received a Humanitarian Award from the Muhammad Ali Centre in Louisville, Kentucky, received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Special Achievement Award and was named the overall winner of the IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Award. In 2018 they also received a Humanitarian Award from the Irish Red Cross. Let’s hear more from the incredible Iseult.