SGF forms partnership with food waste app

By Liz Wells in Industry News 28th July 2020

Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) has formed a partnership with Too Good To Go ― the app that helps retailers sell their surplus food directly to consumers.

The app is already helping 20,000 convenience stores across 14 countries sell their daily surplus food to new, local customers so it doesn’t go to waste.

Linda White, Too Good To Go’s Scotland lead, said: “We look forward to speaking to retailers and working together to help them reduce surplus food, recover sunk costs, and drive new customers to their stores.”

SGF chief executive, Pete Cheema, added: “We are delighted that Too Good To Go has become our newest member. This partnership will enable convenience retailers to effectively tackle the challenges of food waste in a way that helps their business. Increasingly there is an expectation from consumers – and from government – that businesses must be proactive in dealing with these crucial environmental issues. This partnership will enable us to do just that.”

Too Good To Go users have saved 2 million bags of unsold goods since 2016.