Nisa’s independent retailers are marking Stop Food Waste Day (24 April) by reaching the milestone of 175,000 meals saved since a partnership with surplus food app Too Good To Go began in 2019.
With over 300 stores signed up to the app, the latest figure equates to the equivalent of 477,187kg of CO2 avoided.
The app gives retailers a useful tool to drastically reduce the amount of food waste in store whilst offering a helping hand to the community by sharing cut-price products in Surprise Bags at a time when the cost of living is a concern for many.
Stop Food Waste Day is the largest single day of action in the fight against global food waste.
It is estimated that one-third of all food produced is wasted annually. That’s £1 trillion-worth of food every year.
Ian Bacon, Regional Retail Manager at Nisa, said: “Every Nisa store that has so far partnered with Too Good To Go has given positive feedback about how simple the app is to use and the impact on the local community.
“I know many of our retailers are really passionate about environmental issues and partnering with Too Good To Go is a fantastic way of preventing excessive waste of food products.”
