Samantha Kenny is a world-recognized expert and entrepreneur specializing in food waste reduction across the tourism, hospitality, and food service sectors. With a career dedicated to transforming markets and strengthening circular food systems, Samantha bridges the gap between high-level policy and kitchen-level realities.
She has focused pre-competitively on market transformation strategies with organizations including World Wildlife Fund, UN One Planet, American Hotel & Lodging Association, Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, National Restaurant Association, and Canary Island Tourism. She has also guided multi-year sustainability strategies and transformative initiatives for some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Hilton Worldwide, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Royal Caribbean Group, Starbucks, and Sodexo Global.
After a decade collaborating with site teams and operational experts to inform strategic work, Samantha is focused now on filling gaps in current food waste program implementation. She is dedicated to supporting teams beyond planning stages, to achieve real progress on food waste for the benefit of sites, portfolios, and the people and communities they serve.