Bristol brewery Butcombe Pubs & Inns has rolled out surplus food app Too Good to Go across its entire estate of pubs, in an attempt to reduce its food waste. Following a successful trial of eight sites in December last year, 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.
Consumers simply download the free Too Good To Go app and search for nearby businesses with unsold produce. They then purchase a ‘Magic Bag’ and collect it at an allotted time.
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.
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The food’s only problem was that it hadn’t sold in time, and no one was around to take it off the restaurant’s hands. The group pioneered an app that lists businesses’ unsold food so local diners can find, buy and enjoy it - we tried it out in Bristol earlier this year and got an impressive haul for less than £10.
Alice Bowyer, Head of Food at Butcombe Pubs & Inns (part of Liberation Group) said: “After a successful trial earlier this year we saved over 500kg 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.”
Paschalis Loucaides, UK Managing Director of 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.”
Butcombe Pubs & Inns own a number of pubs in Bristol including The Whitmore Tap on Whiteladies Road, The Cottage Inn on Spike Island and The Ostrich in Redcliffe.
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