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SOMERVILLE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — There are plenty of local breweries in the Boston area, and they run through tons of grain every year to make their beer. One local entrepreneur thinks the grain's journey shouldn't end there.
Kyle Fiasconaro is originally from Long Island, New York. His company, Brewer's Foods, partners with the local breweries to save the spent grain they've used for beer from being thrown out.
"They take the liquid, they make beer. I take the solids and I make delicious food. That's upcycling," he said.
Fiasconaro got the idea when biking to work in Brooklyn: he saw a brewery tossing out thousands of pounds of its old grain in Brooklyn, with a bakery right next door. The entrepreneur started in New York and spent time perfecting his recipes in the kitchen at Cutty's restaurant in Brookline Village.
Now, Fiasconaro makes the grain into crackers, pita chips, cookies, and other tasty offerings. The man has come far from his bicycle roots: he now has a van and a number of local partners.
The company's main mission is cutting down on food waste in the brewing industry. The company says the brewing industry puts about a billion tons of grain in landfills nationwide every year.
Fiasconaro's baked goods are now sold at local Whole Foods stores and wine shops.
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