Managing food byproducts is a daily operational reality for food and beverage processors. Nutrition 101 helps processors reduce landfill reliance and maintain compliance while keeping production running smoothly. With asset-based logistics, full chain-of-custody visibility, and decades of experience, we deliver solutions you can rely on, no matter how volumes or schedules change.
Food & Beverage Processors
Where sustainability meets adaptability.
Solutions built for Food & Beverage Processors
Food and beverage processors operate in complex, highly regulated environments where waste, byproducts, and returns are unavoidable. Nutrition 101 manages these materials directly, providing reliable, compliant solutions at scale. This helps facilities maintain compliance, reduce reliance on landfills, and keep operations running without disruption.
Our solutions are built for real production environments with fluctuating volumes and evolving requirements. With asset-based logistics, transparent reporting, and decades of experience, we handle the collection, movement, and end use of materials from start to finish, delivering controlled and fully documented outcomes.
4,000,000
Miles Driven
In 2025, our fleet drove over 4.8 million miles to help our customers keep usable food byproducts out of landfills.
10+
Years in Business
For over 40 years, we have matched food lifecycle, recycling, and disposal services to our community’s needs.
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Nationwide Locations
Our Nutrition 101 locations are strategically placed across the country, offering fast support to all locations.
Finished Goods Management
Finished goods that can’t enter commerce, including expired products, off-spec batches, or excess inventory, create operational and compliance risk. Nutrition 101 provides secure, documented finished goods management to protect your brand and reduce liability.
We manage packaged food and beverage products with controlled transportation, verified chain of custody, and Certificates of Destruction when required, while adapting to changing volumes and production schedules.
OPERATIONAL BENEFITS:
• Secure handling of branded goods and sensitive materials
• Full documentation to support audits and brand protection
• Reliable service that adapts to changing volumes
Raw Material Diversion
Raw material byproducts are unavoidable in food and beverage production. Nutrition 101 helps processors divert these materials from landfill and route them to the most appropriate outcome.
Through food upcycling, animal feed programs, organics recycling, and alternative disposal pathways, we help reduce landfill reliance while meeting regulatory requirements and maintaining operational efficiency.
OPERATIONAL BENEFITS:
• Reduce landfill dependency and disposal costs
• Regulatory-compliant routing for solid, liquid, and bulk materials
• Sustainable outcomes without disrupting production
Product Returns and Recalls
Product returns and recalls require fast, controlled, and documented action. Nutrition 101 supports processors with secure handling of returned, recalled, or nonconforming products.
We provide transportation, destruction or diversion, and full chain-of-custody documentation, helping you respond quickly while protecting your brand and minimizing risk.
OPERATIONAL BENEFITS:
• Secure handling of recalled or returned products
• Documented destruction or diversion
• Reduced risk exposure and brand protection
Zero Landfill Programs
Zero landfill goals require consistent execution. Nutrition 101 designs and executes customized zero landfill programs built around how facilities actually operate.
We reduce waste at the source, separate materials for the best possible outcome, and provide transparent reporting to support sustainability goals, ESG commitments, and regulatory requirements across single or multi-site operations.
OPERATIONAL BENEFITS:
• Customized diversion strategies by facility and material type
• Transparent reporting for sustainability and ESG tracking
• Programs built to scale across multiple locations
What to expect:
Onsite Consultation and Review
We start with an on site review of your operations, waste streams, and current handling practices to understand volumes, logistics, and requirements.
Program Design and Implementation
We build a program around how your facility runs, aligning collection, handling, and end use with your production schedule and material types.
Program Execution
We run the program day to day, adjusting to changes in volume, production, and seasonal demand.
Reporting and Continuous Improvement
We provide clear reporting, track materials through final disposition, and make adjustments over time to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
Designed for real operations.
Whether you need a scheduled program or rapid response support, our team delivers dependable service backed by experience, infrastructure, and accountability.
