BABSON PARK, Mass.—The Food Solutions Institute (Food Sol) has been established at Babson College with the mission of being a catalyst for social- and sustainability-oriented innovation in the food sector.
C-created by Cheryl Kiser, executive director, Lewis Institute for Social Innovation & Babson Social Innovation Lab, and Rachel Greenberger M’11, Food Sol’s Director, Food Sol is an “action tank" bringing together thought leaders from across the food and beverage industry to actively contribute to the evolution of the global food system.
“From large corporations to small businesses, Food Sol will convene and support efforts to redesign our food system and solve some of our most pressing problems," Kiser said, adding the number and scale of dilemmas linked to the global food system are complex, intertwined and daunting, but they are not insurmountable.
Food Sol will use top entrepreneurial problem solving strategies to drive sustainable food system innovations.
On Oct. 24, Food Sol is a celebration of Food Day at Babson College by creating forums that provide “digestible" entry points into the food debate and encouraging authentic exchanges between concerned eaters and the food companies that provide for them. The Food Day will offer practical and tangible ways for students and community members to learn and think critically about their food choices.
