Do you have an innovative solution for America's food waste problem? Submit it for the chance to present at the 2018 Midwest Food Recovery Summit and walk away with $1,000 thanks to a sponsorship from the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Business Growth and Innovation (CBGI).

How It Works

Business, non-profits, and entrepreneurs submit their innovative food waste solution below. Accepted solutions will be part of an online voting period where you recruit clients, friends, family, long-lost relatives - everyone you know, to vote for your solution. The innovator with the highest number of votes gets an automatic invitation to take the stage at the Midwest Food Recovery Summit, with five other innovators invited by the summit committee. The six finalists will have five minutes to present their solution followed by three minutes of rapid-fire questions from summit attendees. At the end, attendees will vote live to determine who walks away with the $1,000. For full details and information, click here.