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Can “ugly” food save the planet? Follow local enterprises TreeDots and UglyFood on their mission to fight food waste.
Unwanted Food is a four-part series that charts how Singapore International Foundation’s Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE), mentored by investment professionals from Temasek, are helping to combat Singapore's culture of food waste.
Temasek has partnered with the Singapore International Foundation on their YSE Mentorship Schemes since 2016.
What does it take to combat Singapore’s food waste problem? Hear from two social enterprises and their mentors in the very first episode of Unwanted Food.
In the second episode of Unwanted Food, social enterprises TreeDots and UglyFood conduct taste tests to suss out if local consumers will take to food and beverages made from made from rejected foods. Here’s what they found out.
In the third episode of Unwanted Food, social enterprises TreeDots and UglyFood bring their refined business ideas to market, pitching their food and beverage products to a café and the staff pantry of a local education institute.
In the final episode of Unwanted Food, social enterprises TreeDots and UglyFood deliver their business pitch to a jury at Pitching for Change — a final pitch held at the end of Singapore International Foundation’s Young Social Entrepreneurs programme. Watch to uncover the winning team!
