Lineage Announces $50,000 Grand Prize for Food Chain Innovation Challenge

The global winner will receive a significant cash prize from Lineage and will be invited to a six-month executive-led incubator program to help launch their company

NOVI, Mich.-Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) (“Company”), the world’s largest temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, today released additional details about the Food Chain Innovation Challenge , including the judges and grand prize for the prestigious competition.

The call for effective solutions to overcome food waste comes at a critical time, as the number of food insecure people is expected to rise to nearly one billion by 2028. Lineage’s global competition invites students and startups to showcase their innovative technologies or data solutions that address post-harvest food waste.

The Food Chain Innovation Challenge will take place in three major locations: London on November 14, and Amsterdam and San Francisco on November 19. Students, start-ups and other qualified candidates who want to participate can submit their applications online until September 30.

At each event, participants will pitch their solutions to reduce food waste to a high-profile regional panel of judges. The panel will select a regional winner who will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and a spot in the grand finale on December 2. The final round will then determine the winner of the grand prize of $50,000, along with an invitation to a six-month executive-led incubator program tailored to the winner’s individual business goals.

London

The London event will take place on 14 November 2024 at The Science Museum. Clare Walters, Regional Vice President at Lineage, will join a distinguished judging panel including Simon Millard, Director of Food at FareShare, Harriet Lamb, CEO at WRAP, and Paul Randle from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leaders at the University of Cambridge. To support the aspiring innovators, ReLondon and FoodCycle will partner with the Food Chain Innovation Challenge to provide participants with valuable insights and help them perfect their pitches.

Amsterdam

The Amsterdam event will be held on November 19, 2024 at the NEMO Science Museum. Harld Peters, European President at Lineage, is one of the names of a high-profile jury that includes Toine Timmermans, Director at Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling, Enno Masurel, Professor of Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the Free University of Amsterdam, and Esteban Arriaga, CEO at FEBA (European Food Banks Federation).

San Francisco

The San Francisco event will take place on November 19, 2024 at the California Academy of Sciences. Jeff Rivera, Global Chief Operations Officer of Lineage, will join a distinguished jury including Angel Veza, Capital, Innovation and Engagement Senior Manager at ReFED, Danielle Todd, Founder and Executive Director of Make Food Not Waste, and Michael Wara, Director, Climate and Energy Policy Initiative at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and Senior Director, Policy, at the Sustainability Accelerator at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Greg Lehmkuhl, President and CEO at Lineage, commented: “Lineage is continually exploring how we can further improve the global management of food storage, transportation and distribution. Aside from our own operational improvements, the Food Chain Innovation Challenge serves as a platform for us to nurture the industry’s most promising talent and innovations. Together, we can develop solutions that not only combat food waste, but also promote long-term sustainable practices.

Jeff Rivera, Global Chief Operations Officer at Lineage, added: “Although enough food is produced to feed the entire world, hundreds of millions of people face food insecurity every day. Lineage is dedicated to transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and feed the world. The Food Chain Innovation Challenge reflects this ambition, and we are excited to give a stage to new solutions and innovations and support entrepreneurs in implementing their ideas.”

At the events, participants are asked to present their ideas in four specific categories: minimizing food waste, food preservation techniques, access to nutritious foods, and data-driven insights and analysis.

If you are interested in participating, you can apply here . This video provides impressions from the Hackathon 2023, the forerunner of the Food Chain Innovation Challenge in Amsterdam . Also be inspired by the experiences of last year’s winner and find out what it means to win this prestigious competition.

About Lineage

Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) is the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT with a network of over 480 strategically located locations totaling over 80 million square feet and approximately 85 million cubic feet of capacity across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Lineage partners with some of the world’s leading food and beverage manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers to increase distribution efficiency, improve sustainability, eliminate supply chain waste and feed the world. Learn more at onelineage.com and follow us on LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram and X .

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