Following a successful trial of eight sites in December last year, Butcombe Pubs & Inns (part of Liberation Group) has rolled out using the surplus food app Too Good To Go across its entire estate of pubs, in an attempt to reduce its food waste. The app gives users the opportunity to buy surplus and unsold food from cafes, pubs, restaurants, supermarkets and producers to stop it from going to waste.
Alice Bowyer, Head of Food, Liberation Group says: “After a successful trial earlier this year we saved over 500kgs of CO2e from being released in a relatively short space of time. Just think of the difference we can make now all sites are onboard. We take the issue of food waste and our impact on the planet incredibly seriously and the Too Good To Go app helps us find good homes for unused food and drink products that would have, otherwise, gone in the bin.”
Consumers simply download the free Too Good To Go app and search for nearby businesses with unsold produce. They then purchase a ‘Magic Bag’, collect it at an allotted time and enjoy it.
Paschalis Loucaides, UK Managing Director, Too Good To Go says: “I’m thrilled to be extending our partnership with Butcombe Pubs & Inns further, so that we can help save even more delicious food and drink from going to waste. Following a really successful trial period, I’m excited to see the continued impact we will have together in reducing the impact of food waste on our planet. This partnership shows you can get delicious food at a great price, all while paving the way for a brighter, greener future – it’s a win-win-win.”
Too Good To Go has a simple mission: to make sure all food gets eaten, not wasted. In 2016, a group of entrepreneurs witnessed restaurant staff throwing away fresh food. The food’s only problem? It hadn’t sold in time, and no one was around to take it off the restaurant’s hands. The group pioneered a seamless solution: an app that lists businesses’ unsold food so local diners can find, buy and enjoy it.
For more information, check out www.butcombe.com and www.toogoodtogo.co.uk.
