Surplus food marketplace app, Too Good To Go, is expanding into Queensland, after helping 600,000 users save more than 400,000 meals across Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.
Following its Australian debut in August 2024, Too Good To Go has partnered with more than 1300 food businesses across the country to reduce surplus food waste and support the increasing number of households struggling with food insecurity in major cities. Now, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, and the Gold Coast have the same opportunity.
Food systems are estimated to be responsible for around a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, half of which is caused by food loss and waste. In Australia, the issue of food waste sees more than 7.6 million tonnes discarded annually, of which 70 per cent is still edible. In under a year, Too Good To Go partners and users across the country have saved more than 400,000 meals from going to the bin, an estimated 1,080,000kg of CO2e emissions reduction.
Too Good To Go Australia director, Joost Rietveld, said expanding the company’s footprint to include Queensland will help halve Australia’s food waste by 2030.
“Queenslanders are known for appreciating fresh food, and we are eager to empower Brisbane, and greater Queensland locals to take meaningful action and contribute to a more sustainable future,” said Rietveld.
“We have seen an incredible response from Australians so far, with more than half a million people joining our community to save food from going to waste. There has never been a better time for food businesses to start saving food with Too Good To Go instead of seeing the food they have created with pride and joy ending up in the bin.”
Queensland users can download the free mobile app to purchase Surprise Bags of surplus food from local businesses – including Banneton Bakery, Happy Dough, Pressi, Shibusawa Bakery and national brands like Bakers Delight, FoodCo’s Muffin Break, Jamaica Blue, Sushi Sushi, and Roll’d – at a significantly reduced price.
The businesses are able to recover costs on food that would otherwise be wasted, app users can enjoy high-quality food at great prices, and the model contributes to a reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions. With more than 100 million registered users across 19 countries, the Too Good To Go app has facilitated the saving of over 400 million meals since 2016.
