There are more than 650 restaurants in Manchester city centre, each one with fine food and produce going spare each day, just because it’s nearing its use by date or isn’t quite as fresh to sell for full price. But, there’s a free food waste app helping save a portion of this food from being abandoned, with more than 50 city centre venues signed up to offer mystery bags at a heavily reduced rate.
The Too Good To Go app partners with retailers where customers can reserve a magic bag for up to 70 per cent off the retail price, and save this food from going to waste, bagging a cheap meal or three in the process. Too Good To Go said: “The Too Good To Go app lets you buy and collect this food - at a great price - so it gets eaten instead of wasted. You won’t know exactly what’s in your order until you pick it up - it’s all part of the surprise.”
And if you wind up with too much food for yourself, the app actively encourages sharing with neighbours, friends or members of the homeless community.
