Anthony Zolezzi

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Anthony Zolezzi is an entrepreneur,[1] Chief executive officer,[2] author[3] and public speaker.[4]

In 1995, Zolezzi licensed the rights to the name "Bubba Gump Shrimp Company" from Paramount Pictures in an attempt to turn around a financially troubled seafood company, Meridian Products.[5][6][7]

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company line of packaged shrimp products was sold in supermarkets across the US and in international markets.[8][9] Zolezzi was approached by a friend in the seafood restaurant business about licensing the name. Zolezzi consulted with Paramount and the Rusty Pelican restaurant chain to launch the first Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Monterey, California in 1996. Its success led to its franchising on an international scale.[10] In November 2010, Landry's, Inc. acquired Bubba Gump Shrimp Company for an undisclosed amount.[11]

Zolezzi founded GreenOps LLC, an Emissions Reduction Currency System.[12][13] GreenOps LLC later partnered with Waste Management (company),[14][15] creating Greenopolis Recycling Rewards.[16][17] Greenopolis gave Reward points to users from 2008-2012 through social media websites, Facebook Games[18][19] and bottle and can recycling via PepsiCo Dream Machines.[20][21] The Dream Machines were placed on college campuses,[22] grocery stores and Military base|military bases[23] across the US and collected more than 4 million Plastic bottle recycling|plastic bottles in their first year of use.[24] Oceanopolis, a Facebook game created by Greenopolis to make the recycling habit fun and engaging,[25] was recognized by Al Gore at the 2011 Games for Change Festival at New York University, saying "I've been encouraged by recent developments like Trash Tycoon and Oceanopolis, and both have spurred my thinking in this area." Eventually, Recyclebank and Greenopolis merged,[26] following an investment in Recyclebank by Waste Management.[27] In 2019, RecycleBank was purchased by Recycle Track Systems (RTS).[28]

In 2013, Zolezzi purchased the assets of S&H Green Stamps with plans to relaunch it.[29]

Earlier in his career, Zolezzi co-founded Pet Promise Natural Pet Food, which he sold to Nestlé Purina PetCare|Nestle/Purina.[30][31]

Zolezzi is the author of numerous books including, Uncharted Waters,[32] How Dog Food Saved the World,[33] and Chemical-Free Kids: How to Safeguard Your Child’s Diet and Environment.[34]

He served as an advisor to the The Culinary Institute of America|Culinary Institute and Harvard University|Harvard School of Public Health in the Menus of Change Initiative.[35]

Zolezzi also mentored students at University of California, San Diego|UCSD through their Ignite Innovation initiatives.[36]

References

  1. ↑ "10 questions for 'eco-entrepreneur' Anthony Zolezzi". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. ↑ "Twinlab Names Anthony Zolezzi CEO". Vitamin Retailer Magazine. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Zolezzi". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  4. ↑ Zolezzi, Anthony (March 2019), To Bridge the Social Gap: Question First, retrieved 2022-04-06
  5. ↑ Elliott, Stuart (1994-10-07). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; 'Gump' Sells, to Viacom's Surprise". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Free News, January 15, 2010". www.shrimpnews.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Big kahunas of tuna". cbs8.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. ↑ "'GUMP' SHRIMP: NET GAINS". Supermarket News. 1994-11-28. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  9. ↑ "See the hit movie, buy the shrimp: Meridian Products' Gump spin-off. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  10. ↑ "Company". web.archive.org. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  11. ↑ "Landry's acquires Bubba Gump Shrimp Co". Nation's Restaurant News. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  12. ↑ "10 questions for 'eco-entrepreneur' Anthony Zolezzi". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  13. ↑ Moorhouse, Ellen (2010-10-29). "Trash Talk: Garbage has its own rewards". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  14. ↑ "Twinlab Consolidated Holdings Appoints Anthony Zolezzi to Board of Directors". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  15. ↑ Greenopolis. "Sustainable Brands 2011 conference in Monterey, CA". www.3blmedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  16. ↑ "Official Greenopolis website". Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  17. ↑ GoodCleanTech.Com review of Greenopolis
  18. ↑ "Waste Management touts real-life recycling with Facebook game". Reuters. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  19. ↑ "Sustainable packaging: Greenopolis rewards consumers who recycle". packagingdigest.com. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  20. ↑ Nusca, Andrew. "PepsiCo unveils smart 'Dream Machine' recycling kiosks". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  21. ↑ Schwartz, Ariel (2011-03-02). "Pepsi, Greenopolis, D.C. Launch Recycling Kiosks With Rewards [Updated]". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  22. ↑ "Kent State Receives a PepsiCo Dream Machine; E-Inside; July 20, 2015 | Kent State University". www.kent.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  23. ↑ "Dream Machine kiosks reward recycling on Fort Huachuca". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  24. ↑ Roos, Gina (2010-09-24). "Greenopolis, PepsiCo Recycle 4 Million Beverage Containers". Environment + Energy Leader. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  25. ↑ I. G. N. Staff (2010-10-12). "Greenopolis Launches Oceanopolis on Facebook". IGN. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  26. ↑ "Recyclebank + Greenopolis = bright future for package recycling". packagingdigest.com. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  27. ↑ "Waste Management Joins Forces with Recyclebank". Waste360. 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  28. ↑ "Recycle Track Systems acquires Recyclebank". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  29. ↑ "Gary Borders: How many S&H Green Stamps did your mother save?". Red River Radio. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  30. ↑ "A promise worth keeping". www.petfoodindustry.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  31. ↑ "Specialty Retail Rules Natural Pet Products, But Natural Channel is Growing". New Hope Network. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  32. ↑ Zolezzi, Anthony. Uncharted Waters: Boat to Boardroom; Lessons I've Learned.
  33. ↑ Zolezzi, Anthony; Swanson, Kory. How Dog Food Saved the Earth.
  34. ↑ Magaziner, Allan; Bonvie, Linda; Zolezzi, Anthony. Chemical-Free Kids: How to Safeguard Your Child's Diet and Environment.
  35. ↑ "A". www.ciachef.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  36. ↑ Ignite at UC San Diego: Innovators and Entrepreneurs, retrieved 2022-04-06

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