FOODLIFE, the pioneer.
On 3 February 2016, French deputies voted unanimously on a draft law to ban supermarkets larger than 400m2 from throwing out and destroying their unsold food. It obliged them to sign partnerships with charities to re-distribute the food as best they could.And that’s how FOODLIFE came to life. The app that puts supermarkets and charities in touch.
The objective: put the main stakeholders in direct contact.
The principle is simple: supermarkets register on the site and give their details to charities with whom they are working. Using geo-localisation, the consumer just has to find the sales outlets and charities where food parcels and baskets are distributed
KARMA, the latest offering.
In the wake of the French anti-waste app TOOGOODTOGO, KARMA, its Swiss alta-ego has just set up in the French capital. The premise is simple: all food destined for the bin is offered on KARMA at less than 50% of its original price.The app is funded by taking a 25% commission. KARMA has already been tested in several neighbourhoods and been fairly successful, according to its partners (the chef, Thierry Marx and the chain, Bagelstein take part) as well as clients/customers. It launches throughout the capital this summer.
FLASHFOOD, the Canadian.
Only available in the Northern American region, the FLASHFOOD app offers its partner supermarkets a way of selling items that are nearing their expiration date. Customers can choose via their app and go and collect them in-store from dedicated fridges. They can save up to 50% on their total purchases.
Flashfood in numbers
Since launching in January,
FLASHFOOD has generated sales worth more than $67,000,
saving 15,200 kilos of food from landfill.
91% of items placed on FLASHFOOD are sold.