TOO GOOD TO GO

SAVE FOOD,
HELP THE PLANET.

BY: CARLOS RANGEL (YOORS BLOGGER)

LaComidaNoSeTira

THE MOVEMENT AGAINST FOOD WASTE

⅓ OF ALL FOOD IS WASTED


Too Good To Go is a mobile app that connects customers with restaurants and stores that have unsold surplus food. The app covers major European cities.

HISTORY

The company was created in 2015 in Denmark by Brian Christensen, Thomas Bjørn Momsen, Stian Olesen, Klaus Bagge Pedersen and Adam Sigbrand. In 2017, Mette Lykke (co-founder of Endomondo) joined as executive director. The app was co-founded in Switzerland and Austria by Jörgen Munter in France by Lucie Basch and in the UK by Chris Wilson and Jamie Crummie. In February 2019, the company raised an additional 6 million euros in a new investment round. In August 2019, Too Good To Go was relaunched in Austria. In September 2019, Too Good To Go acquired the Spanish startup WeSaveat and merged it with its own brand. In November 2019, Too Good To Go's offer extended to plants through a partnership with French retail plant company Jardiland. In December 2019, Too Good To Go partnered with French grocery retailers Intermarché, donating 60,000 euros to French charity Restaurants du Cœur .
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PURPOSE

The Purpose of Too Good To Go is to Reduce Food Waste Worldwide. It is compatible with a free mobile app that connects restaurants and stores that have unsold surplus food, with customers who can buy any food that the establishment considers surplus the requirements, without being able to choose, at a much lower price. than normal. The company says this reduces food waste that would otherwise be discarded; food waste is a global problem affecting the environment. In three active years, the app reached more than 9.5 million users. More than 17,000 establishments have been partnered and 10,092,382 food packs have been delivered



USE

A mobile phone with Android or iOS is required and must be brought to the seller. The prospect runs the TGTG application, which shows which outlets have what kind of food (baked goods, food, agricultural products, vegan food) available within a certain radius and within a specific time interval, usually 30 minutes or more. If one is selected, the customer pays it in a manner compatible with the phone and charges it within the time interval; The screen of the application confirming the payment is displayed and the transaction is completed by swiping the application to confirm the payment. In 2019, the company had 350 employees in Europe.

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