Global Marketing Management Grad Earns ‘Profoundly Motivating’ BU Innovation Grant for Conscious Dining App

Ghazale Asadi Damavandi (MET‘23), an MS in Global Marketing Management graduate with a penchant for entrepreneurship, has been named a winner of this year’s Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant, awarded by Innovate@BU and BU Sustainability.

Asadi Damavandi won the funding on the strength of her web application, GreenFoodx, which aims to revolutionize conscious dining while reducing food waste. The app provides a directory of eco-friendly restaurants, includes a food donation and distribution system to minimize waste, and uses analytics to track outcomes and reward sustainable behavior.