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Table to Table Executive Director Heather Thompson and ResQFood Founder Veer Agarwal, who is rescuing surplus food and leftovers through the nonprofit he founded, ResQFood.
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How One Livingston Teen Is Rescuing More Than Just Leftovers

Most high schoolers spend their summers unwinding, but Veer Agarwal, spent his brainstorming. Inspired by his passion for service and a knack for coding, Veer built a platform connecting surplus food and leftovers from restaurants to local food pantries. The result? ResQFoods, a tech-driven initiative tackling food waste and leftovers in his community, Suburban Essex magazine reported.

Now, recently backed by Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue nonprofit organization, he uses their I-Rescue app for donating tracking.

With ResQFoods, he’s proving that one idea—and one determined teen—can make an impact.

Read the complete story in Suburban Essex.

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