[Chicago, IL, July 1, 2025] — Sprouts Farmers Market, the Phoenix-based specialty retailer focused on fresh, natural, and organic food, has become the latest grocery retailer to join the U.S. Food Waste Pact (Pact), a joint initiative led by ReFED and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to reduce food waste throughout the supply chain. Sprouts joins 21 other food businesses and organizations committing to the Pact’s voluntary agreement, which utilizes the “Target, Measure, Act” framework to facilitate industry collaboration and action to reduce food waste across the food system.

According to ReFED, 31% of food produced in the United States goes uneaten or unsold, with the vast majority becoming waste that gets sent to destinations like landfills, incinerators, and sewer systems. The surplus food generated in the retail sector alone is equivalent to nearly six billion meals and is valued at $28.7 billiong—giving retailers who prioritize waste reduction a unique opportunity to help their bottom lines while simultaneously helping their community.

“Reducing food waste is a top priority at Sprouts,” said Brandon Lombardi, chief sustainability officer at Sprouts. “We have numerous initiatives in our supply chain and at store level designed to improve freshness and repurpose would-be food waste to higher uses. Joining the U.S. Food Waste Pact allows us to collaborate with other food businesses in the important effort to reduce food waste across the country.”

Sprouts takes a zero-waste approach to addressing food waste in their operations. In 2024, they diverted over 70 million pounds of food from entering the landfill. They have also operated their food rescue program since 2013, which has so far donated 244 million pounds of food equivalent to more than 213 million meals. As part of their participation in the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC), a public-private partnership focused on waste reduction along the West Coast of the U.S., Sprouts became one of the first signatories to formalize best practice sharing, releasing a case study in 2022 that detailed their strategy and approach to food waste reduction.

“We’re so happy to have Sprouts join the Pact,” said Jackie Suggitt, vice president of business initiatives & community engagement at ReFED. “ReFED and WWF have been fortunate to work with Sprouts through the PCFWC, and they have been a great example for the retail sector when it comes to food waste reduction. We look forward to bringing them into the Pact and seeing them collaborate with their industry peers on a national level.”

Sprouts is the twenty-second business to join the U.S. Food Waste Pact. Other current signatories include retailers Ahold Delhaize USA, ALDI US, Amazon Fresh, Kroger, Raley’s, Walmart Inc., and Whole Foods Market; manufacturers Bob’s Red Mill, Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, and Lamb Weston, Inc.; coalition signatories FMI—The Food Industry Association, Health Care Without Harm, and R&DE Stanford Food Institute; foodservice signatories Aramark, Compass Group USA, ISS Guckenheimer, and Sodexo USA; quick-service restaurants Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, and Wawa; and hospitality signatory Hilton.

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About the U.S. Food Waste Pact

The U.S. Food Waste Pact is a national voluntary agreement that uses the “Target, Measure, Act” framework to reduce food waste across the supply chain. The Pact works with waste-generating food businesses to collect and analyze data about food waste in their operations, share best practices through precompetitive working groups, and pilot and scale solutions through intervention projects. The Pact is an initiative between nonprofits ReFED and the World Wildlife Fund. For more information about the U.S. Food Waste Pact, visit http://usfoodwastepact.org/.

About Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

True to its farm-stand heritage, Sprouts offers a unique grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. The healthy grocer continues to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free. Headquartered in Phoenix, and one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, Sprouts employs approximately 35,000 team members and operates more than 450 stores in 24 states nationwide. To learn more about Sprouts, and the good it brings communities, visit sprouts.com/about.

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Nia D’Emilio, ReFED

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Susan McCarthy, WWF

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