Dante Pettis of the San Francisco 49ers runs onto the field for his team's Sept. 16 game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium, the first game that Copia started collecting food waste from stadium restaurants. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
NFL players are used to seeing high-quality protein-rich food in their cafeterias, served up as nourishment to help them prepare for or recover from games and practice. A juicy steak. A lean grilled chicken breast. Roasted potatoes and vegetables. But what happens to the food that goes untouched? Historically, that has ended up in the trash.
For-profit company Copia is working to change that.