Sustainability with real returns

The Bright Feeds Story

Bright Feeds is a New England-based green startup solving the food waste crisis by diverting unwanted food from the waste stream and converting it into a high-quality, nutrient-rich animal feed replacement for soy and corn. Using cutting-edge AI and drying technology, developed with engineers at Boston College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Bright Feeds has brought food waste processing into the 21st century with an energy-efficient process that is carbon-negative.

Food waste is a key contributor to climate change. In the U.S., about 40% of food is never eaten—and that waste often ends up in landfills or greenhouse gas-emitting incinerators. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), feeding animals is the top solution for reducing food waste after feeding hungry people. 

Thanks to our pioneering technology, Bright Feeds can accept a wider variety of food waste than other food recycling alternatives: not just dry, grain-based bakery products, but also vegetables, fruit, and other wet waste. Being able to take in a variety of unwanted food enables Bright Feeds to produce a more nutritious feed ingredient. We then sell our meal blends to animal feed manufacturers who use our product as an ingredient in their feed. 

This allows us to pass the savings back to our clients to further reduce costs and add to their bottom line.

We call that “SUSTAINABILITY WITH REAL RETURNS”.

Our 3 B’s of Quality

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Bright Technology

Working with world class engineers from Boston College and WPI, we’ve developed an innovative method for turning historically un-recyclable discarded food into high-quality animal feed.

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Bright Service

More than a service provider, we’re a partner to our customers — helping them achieve their sustainability and cost-saving goals — on time and on schedule.

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Bright People

From our board to the truckers making customer pick-ups, our people hold themselves to the highest standards of environmental stewardship, accountability, and customer service.

Meet The
Bright Feeds Team

Engineering Partners and Technical Advisors

Jonathan FIFE

CEO

  • 10+ Years in Investing at Assured Healthcare Partners and Blue Mountain Capital.
  • BA from Cornell University, 2010, Phi Betta Kappa.
  • Recognized as a leader in finance by Forbes magazine.
Tim RASSIAS

President & COO

  • Founder and CEO of Safeway, one of the largest medical transportation company in central Massachusetts.
  • Founder and Partner at Washburn House, a substance abuse company.
  • Licensed CS construction supervisor.
  • BAS from University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Laxmi Wordham

Chief Growth Officer

  • 15+ Years as an Engineer, Strategy Consultant, Corporate Leader, Non-Profit Technologist and Entrepreneur.
  • Co-Chair of the Climate & Democracy Group at Leadership Now Project.
  • Civil Engineering degree from Princeton University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Christopher Rassias

VP of Business Development

  • Experienced Sales and Operations leader in the hospitality industry.
  • BS in Business from Boston University.
Dan Neubelt

Director of Finance

  •  10+ years experience in real estate finance, venture capital, technology, innovation, and risk management.
  • BS in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and MBA from the Yale School of Management.
Daniel Adam

Operations Director

  • Former Operational Manager at Tradebe, Connecticut’s largest wastewater treatment plant.
  • Managed the production of sustainable heating and de-icing systems at RTR Technologies.
Glenn Gaudette
  • Biomedical engineer who pioneered the use of plants as scaffolding for heart regeneration.
  • Inaugural Chair of
    Boston College’s Engineering Department.
Scott Kalb
  • Served as the CIO and Deputy CEO of the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), Korea’s US$180 bn Sovereign Wealth Fund.
  • Director, Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative at New America, helping investors deploy capital responsibly and sustainably.
Jamal Yagoobi
  • Research focuses on enhancing heat transfer and phase change that has been supported by the NSF and NASA.
  • Professor and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).