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 through our holistic Prevent, Provide, Power™ approach. 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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2008
Divert’s Alpha System
Divert and Hannaford Bros. partnered to build and implement a first-of-its-kind modular system to convert food products into energy.
2010
Largest Food Processing 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.
2012
Revolutionizing Unsold Food Products Logistics
Divert developed the first FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)-compliant reverse logistics process to aggregate unsold & non-donatable food products at no cost and with negative carbon emissions.
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.
2016
Engineering Excellence
Our engineering team designed a proprietary liquefaction system to efficiently process packaged organics. This modular depackaging system is a leading driver for our differentiation and success.
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.
2020
A Proven Leader
As of 2020, Divert is now the largest anaerobic digestion processor of food products in the US.
2021
Accelerating Our Mission
Divert was acquired by Ara Partners, a global private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments.
2022
Leading Decarbonization
Divert announces plans to open 30 full-scale Integrated Diversion & Energy Facilities – scaling its solution to be within 100 miles of 80% of the U.S. population.
2023
Infrastructure Development
Divert signed a $1 billion infrastructure development agreement with Enbridge Inc., one of North America’s largest energy infrastructure companies.
2024
First Integrated Facility
In December 2024, Divert celebrated the grand opening of its first Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility in Turlock, California.
Our Beliefs
Changing the way unsold food is managed can change the world.
Food should be protected as the valuable resource that it is, because so much is wasted when food is wasted – land, water, nutrients, labor and energy.
Prevention is the key to a solution.
Environmental sustainability is as good for business as it is for the planet.
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.