Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary
Globetrotting chef Anthony Bourdain will be adding to his frequent flier miles, as he takes on the issue of food waste around the world in a new documentary.
"Wasted! The Story of Food Waste" will be produced by the "Parts Unknown" host and the Rockefeller Foundation, Variety has learned. Zero Point Zero Production, the team behind Bourdain's PBS series "The Mind of a Chef," will also be a partner on the project, which will be co-directed by Nari Kye and Anna Chai.
The movie will aim to shed light on the grim numbers that show how much food is thrown away every year. Statistics indicate that approximately 1.3 billion tons, or one-third of all man-made food, perishes instead of being used to feed the hungry. In the United States, families trash about fourth of the food they buy, at a cost of $1,365 to $2,275 a year, according to research from the Rockefeller Foundation...