"Can We Innovate Our Way Out of Global Hunger, Part 2"

A twenty pound sweet potato may not sound like a life-changing piece of produce, but it was for Ben Chesler. He, along with Ben Simon, launched Imperfect Foods, which takes ugly, misshapen, or weird looking fruits and veggies that would go to waste - and delivers them to your home. Over the last several years, Imperfect Foods has built a sophisticated logistics network. Recently, rival Misfits Market announced it is acquiring Imperfect Foods. While the news came out after we taped our interview, we did learn that the seeds of the company were planted in Ben long before he set eyes on that sweet potato.