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Industry-leading sustainable change.

We’re protecting food as the valuable resource that it is.

Our Story

Since 2007, Divert has played a leading role in addressing the human and environmental crises created by wasted food. Our work has yielded unparalleled results for our customers, proving that sustainability can be good for business, people and the environment.

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Innovation is in our DNA

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2008

Divert’s Alpha System

Divert and Hannaford Bros. partnered to build and implement a first-of-its-kind modular system to convert wasted food into energy.

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2010

Largest Food Waste AD in the US

Kroger hired Divert to design, build, and operate a ground-breaking facility in downtown LA to process nearly 200 tons per day.

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2012

Revolutionizing Food Waste Logistics

Divert developed the first FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)-compliant reverse logistics process to aggregate wasted food at no cost and with negative carbon emissions.

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2014

Creating Data to Better Track Performance

Divert releases 3rd generation proprietary IoT platform, utilizing internally developed hardware, sensors and algorithms to deliver new data and impactful results.

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2016

Engineering Excellence

Our engineering team designed a proprietary liquefaction system to efficiently process packaged organics. This modular system is a leading driver for our differentiation and success.

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2018

Data Science to Drive Diversion

Utilizing machine learning and data science to drive diversion. We identify trends based on the proprietary data we create, leading to immediate diversion results.

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2020

A Proven Wasted Food Leader

As of 2020, Divert is now the largest anaerobic digestion processor of wasted food in the US.

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2021

Accelerating Our Mission

Divert was acquired by Ara Partners, a global private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments.

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2021

Machine Learning for Freshness

Divert uses AI and IoT solutions to help retailers maximize source reduction. This cutting-edge platform provides transparency in the retail cold supply chain, leading to improved food freshness.

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2022

Leading Decarbonization

Divert announces plans to open 30 full-scale wasted food to RNG facilities – scaling it’s solution to be within 100 miles of 80% of the U.S. population by 2031.

Our Beliefs

Changing the way we manage wasted food can change the world.

Food should be protected as the valuable resource that it is.

Environmental sustainability is as good for business as it is for the planet.

Prevention is the key to a solution.

We believe in a waste-free future for all.

Our Commitments

To Our Planet

We will have a positive impact on climate change and food insecurity by bringing new thinking and new technology to the wasted food problem.

To Our People

We will foster a mission-based, people-first culture that allows people to grow, create, experience, and change the world.

To Our Clients

We will consistently and relentlessly deliver value for our customers. It is the key to our shared long-term success in the fight against wasted food.