Whole Foods Market
Retailer
Whole Foods Market is committed to reducing its food waste by 50% by 2030. To achieve this goal, they take a holistic approach—decreasing the amount of food waste they generate; donating all eligible, edible food; and diverting non-edible food waste via organic diversion programs like composting.
Food Waste Reduction Strategies
Decrease food waste by prioritizing prevention through smart inventory and ordering management systems. In-store programs transform produce culls into value-added products and culinary applications, ensuring quality ingredients are utilized rather than discarded. The company is also expanding innovative customer-facing programs like Too Good To Go and Enjoy Today, which rescue unsold food from landfills by offering customers high-quality products at significant discounts.
Ensuring that 100% of its stores are donating all eligible, edible food. In 2025 alone, Whole Foods Market donated over 26 million meals to over 1,000 unique food rescue and redistribution programs across the country.
Ensuring that 100% of Whole Foods Market stores have robust food waste diversion programs, such as composting, in place. In 2025 alone, Whole Foods Market added composting services to 28 stores, achieving 97% coverage for store food waste diversion. In 2026, they're targeting 100% store service coverage while supporting stores in optimizing their use of food waste diversion pathways.