Too Good to Go App: Minimizing Food Waste and Saving Money

The Problem of Food Waste

• 🇺🇸 Americans waste approximately 120 billion pounds of food annually.
• 💡 About 38% of all food is considered surplus and perfectly edible, with half of this waste occurring at the household level.
• ⚠️ Food waste contributes to about 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, impacting rising temperatures.

How Too Good to Go Works

• 📱 The app connects businesses with consumers to sell surplus food at a significantly reduced price.
• 💰 Items are typically sold at one-third of the retail price, with deals as low as $4.99.
• 🛍️ Consumers reserve items through the app and then physically pick them up in-store.

Benefits for Consumers and Businesses

• ✅ Consumers can save money and feel good about making a positive environmental impact.
• 🤝 Businesses can recoup money from food that would otherwise be discarded.
• 🌍 The app has helped partners save around $67 million on legitimate surplus food waste nationwide.

Variety and Personal Impact

• 🗺️ The app offers a wide variety of food from convenience stores to high-end grocery stores and restaurants.
• 🎁 Each bag is unique and unpredictable due to the nature of surplus food, making it like a "scavenger hunt".
• 📊 Users can track their individual impact, including money saved and categories frequented.

Tips for Using Surplus Food

• 🧊 Surplus food items, like croissants or baked goods, can be frozen to extend their life and be kept on hand.
• 🎯 Consumers can identify preferred categories like prepared foods, baked goods, or dairy from specific vendors.
• 🌐 For more information, check out Too Good to Go online or on social media platforms.