YFood Tech Wednesdays: London

Meet Emilie Vanpoperinghe, Co-founder & CEO, Oddbox, she’ll be sharing her story and learnings followed by networking.

Oddbox, a sustainable fruit and veg box, rescues delicious produce deemed ‘too big’, ‘too ugly’, the ‘wrong’ colour, or ‘too many’ from going to waste. Since its inception in 2016, the business has distributed over 5 million boxes, with its community rescuing a combined 30,000 tonnes of fresh fruit and veg. With every box, the community reduces food waste and saves tons of CO2 and water!

Emilie, originally from northern France and lived in the UK for the past 10 years, had grandparents who were potato farmers, so she knows what it takes to grow fresh produce. 

She has over 15 years' project and team management experience in Fortune 500 companies (3M and BT) across the globe. She was also previously a Director of Finance & Operations for an international NGO set up by the Nike Foundation, working in developing countries to empower adolescent girls to reach their potential. Before that, she worked close to 10 years in finance in the corporate sector in France, India and the UK. 

There will be a short talk from Emilie, followed by high energy, real and collaborative Q&A, then lots of networking and engaging with the community. Come ready to ask the questions you’re trying to figure the answers out to and make sure you’ve got your networking shoes on! It’s raw, uncut, collaborative, informative, and fun!

YFood Tech Wednesdays is a unique event designed to bring like-minded people within the Food Tech ecosystem together in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Created to facilitate learning from founders who have gone further ahead, as well as to support discussion, community building, inspiration, and support for startups and those interested in setting up and in this case also partnering with a Food Tech business. 

If you're a founder or futurpreneur of a Food Tech or Food & Drink business looking to innovate, reduce food waste or you just have an avid interest in sustainability and the food industry then this is a YFood Tech Wednesdays you won't want to miss!