Too Good To Go has reached the milestone of saving 200 million meals from going to waste since its launch in 2016, equivalent to 500,000 tonnes of CO2e.
As the social impact company behind the world’s largest marketplace for surplus food, the accomplishment was announced just 18 months after it hit 100 million meals, which took close to six years to achieve (Nov 2021).
The company said the achievement is a “testament” to the commitment to help reduce impact on the environment, with help from Too Good To Go’s community of over 75 million registered users, and 134,000 active business partners across 17 countries.
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It comes as a result of the company’s registered userbase increasing by 50% and seeing a 30% increase in the number of new business partners over the 18 months.
This growth can be explained, due to alliances with brands such as Aldi, which joined forces with the business last month, Carrefour, Starbucks, Spar, Morrisons, Costa Coffee and others, who have joined the community of users and small business owners fighting against food waste and therefore slowing the impact of global warming.
In the UK alone, Too Good To Go has helped 12 million users save more than 20 million Surprise Bags from going to waste.
With 40% of all food ending up being wasted, in a world where 828 million people go hungry every day – food waste is valued at over $1.3 trillion a year globally and accounts for 10% of all GHG emissions worldwide.
“Our team is absolutely thrilled to celebrate this incredible milestone of 200 million meals saved from going to waste”, said Mette Lykke, CEO of Too Good To Go.
“This achievement is also a testament to the strategic partnerships we’ve created with some of the biggest names in the food industry, including Carrefour, Aldi, Starbucks, Morrisons, Costa, and so many others that have allowed Too Good To Go to extend its mission and value proposition to millions of users around the world.
Lykke added: “Too Good To Go has become a trusted partner for global brands that share our vision that businesses can and must play a role in solving some of the world’s biggest challenges.
“By helping companies understand that being a force for good is also good for business, Too Good To Go is helping thousands of them having an even more positive impact on the planet”.
Corporate responsibility director at Aldi, Liz Fox explained: “Food waste is a critically important issue that we are committed to tackling.
“Our partnership with Too Good To Go is helping us further our progress in this area, while also allowing shoppers to access our products at even lower prices, and we look forward to seeing even more amazing results as the relationship goes from strength to strength,” Fox said.
Corporate responsibility manager at Morrisons, Rebecca Cranshaw commented: “We’re pleased to be a partner of Too Good To Go and work together in our ongoing drive to save meals from going to waste.
“Since we first partnered with them in 2019, customers have benefited from our Surprise Bags and because of this we have been able to redistribute an incredible 1,000 tonnes of food. This has saved over 2,500 tonnes of C02e emissions from going to waste – it has been a real win-win,” Cranshaw added.
