We had the pleasure of speaking with Mike Learakos, CEO of Abound Food Care. Mike has a 30+ year career across all spectrums of the food industry. In addition to being the President of Foodservice company since 1993, Mike also has extensive experience in food processing, procurement, facility design and distribution. Beyond the food industry, Mike has a long history of community involvement supporting a wide variety of civic and non-profit organizations. Starting as a volunteer with Waste Not OC in 2013, Mike used his experience to develop what has become the nation's most effective food recovery model recognized nationally for its innovation and effectiveness. Under Mike's guidance, the organization became known as Abound Food Careworking to develop food insecurity and food waste reduction solutions that brings together the public, private and non-profit sectors with a focus on the positive impact excess edible food can have on people and our environment.
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