Save Good Food from Going to Waste @ Too Good to Go Mobile App

Komorebi123 on 02/04/2025 - 13:07
Last edited 02/04/2025 - 13:13 by 1 other user

Reason: Perpetually free mobile app.

This app lets you save big while rescuing drool-worthy food from waste

Ever wondered where all those drool-worthy baked goods filling the cafe cabinet go at the end of the day? Well, the truth is often less appetising, with surplus food moving from the top of the menu to the bottom of the bin once the kitchen closes. That is, until Too Good To Go stepped in.

On a mission to stop unnecessary food waste across the globe, Too Good To Go is the Copenhagen-founded social impact company that has saved 350+ million meals from waste – making a positive impact on the environment, your wallet, and your taste buds.

So, how does it work? Businesses gather excess food in ‘surprise bags’ which are then available on the Too Good To Go app for you to reserve and collect at a certain time. Brimming with perfectly delicious unsold goodies, you can nab a bag at the fraction of the original price (we’re talking loose change) while businesses can unlock a little extra revenue at the end of the day. It’s a win-win-win!

Now available in select areas across Victoria and NSW, Too Good To Go has plans to expand around Australia in 2025 so you’re going to want to watch this space. After all, every meal matters!

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jv on 02/04/2025 - 13:10

-8

Huh ?

Member for 9 years too ??? 😲
- HolyCr4p on 02/04/2025 - 13:13
  
  your point ?
  - jv on 02/04/2025 - 13:47
    
    -2
    
    Yes, mine…
prachirb on 02/04/2025 - 13:12

Have used a few times. Mostly bakery stuff though there are some grocery stores too. Some shops better than others. But great initiative.
- Komorebi123 on 02/04/2025 - 13:14
  
  yep, mostly bakers delights and other bakeries
  but a few groceries near city
YOTR on 02/04/2025 - 13:13

It's a great app. But this isn't a bargain, it's a forum post.
Snakey Chook on 02/04/2025 - 13:14

Thanks for letting us know, but this isn't a bargain, it's a forum post.
juph0rry on 02/04/2025 - 13:21

+1

I've only used it twice, and will continue to do so, but have had mixed results. YMMV.

One place clearly trying to use it as just additional sales, not really in the spirit of the idea of the app (restaurant).

Another using it to clear out stock from end of day (bakery) instead of binning.

As someone who used to be a Chef, it's a great initiative/idea, and hope it gets taken up more broadly. The amount of waste I used to have in certain kitchens I worked at was awful.
87percent on 02/04/2025 - 13:28

I’ve gotten sushi from them a couple of times. Got 12 hand rolls for $10
- dust on 03/04/2025 - 12:13
  
  Not sure how I feel about old sushi.
jv on 02/04/2025 - 13:49

+4

So you get random stuff for $10, or do you know in advance what you are buying?
- 87percent on 02/04/2025 - 14:53
  
  No you don’t. It’s just packs of bread/sushi/sandwiches etc
CodeXD on 02/04/2025 - 13:50

Got roll'd before and was disappointed to see just 6 soldier rolls for $8.99. Would be good to have variety but I guess you only get what they have leftover at the end of the day.

Bakers delight has been good tho. For $9.99 received full loaf, pull-apart, hot cross buns, and pizza.
- freefall101 on 02/04/2025 - 15:16
  
  I tried it out a couple of times, I got a cafe where they clearly took any meat out of the rolls/sandwiches before packaging it up. Must be a gym bro working there who wants the protein before they give them away.
  
  Bakers delight is great, gets snapped up quickly though.
Promistaker on 02/04/2025 - 13:51

I used it a lot in Europe, but I didn't know it had been launched in Australia.
tenpercent on 02/04/2025 - 14:36

I wonder what Food Bank and other charities for homeless and otherwise disadvantaged people think about this
- jv on 02/04/2025 - 14:51
  
  Why?
  - tenpercent on 02/04/2025 - 14:53
    
    Why?
    
    Is a crooked letter that can't be straightened
  - 87percent on 02/04/2025 - 14:54
    
    +1
    
    Bakers Delight used to give the stuff they didn’t sell at the end of the day to them
    - mapax on 02/04/2025 - 15:11
      
      My local said the food bank didn’t want any bread products because the shelf life was too short.
      Instead they sometimes donated baked goods to our volunteer groups.
    - jv on 02/04/2025 - 15:15
      
      Bakers Delight used to give the stuff
      
      Each store is independently owned, so it would differ store by store.
- netjock on 02/04/2025 - 15:08
  
  Not happy of course.
  
  I have seen 3 Vinnies open up within 3 kilometers of each other. It is literally Vinnies on every major intersection now.
  - jv on 02/04/2025 - 15:21
    
    -3
    
    I have seen 3 Vinnies
    
    1
    
    2
    
    3
- freefall101 on 02/04/2025 - 15:14
  
  +2
  
  Source: I worked at a food bank for a while.
  
  They have a problem where they get tonnes of bread products and storing it (like freezing it) costs more than just getting new free stuff each day. Disposing of it all becomes problematic as well. Basically, old baked goods are plentiful in the supply chain.
  
  I'm skeptical of these services, over in Europe they've become very popular and apparently do take food away from food banks. However bakers delight still donate to charities where possible, they just do this thing too.
AustriaBargain on 02/04/2025 - 19:00

If the bakery doesn't use preservatives I find by the end of the day they are already going a little stale anyway.
try2bhelpful on 02/04/2025 - 19:10

Thanks. Will give it a shot.
nubzy on 02/04/2025 - 23:07

Tried it out at local bakers delight and they didn't give anything nice. Just bread and rolls and a plain scone. Yes it is more than $10 worth. But come on?? Where's the good stuff like pull aparts, custard scrolls etc? Stingey. They had plenty left over too.
- CodeXD on 02/04/2025 - 23:10
  
  how much did it say on the receipt? Mine was ~$30.
dust on 03/04/2025 - 12:13

Dumpster diving is free though.

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