HIBT Lab! Too Good To Go: Lucie Basch

Hello and welcome to how I built this lab. I'm Guy Raz. So about sixty percent of all food waste in the US. comes from restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, and food service companies. That's according to the non profit Feeding America.

And so much of that food is really great. Every day at the end of the day. Most bakeries and cafes and restaurants Throw away what's left.

Some of them donate it if they can, but that's not always easy. So back in 2016, a young French entrepreneur named Lucy Bash joined forces with a group of Danish entrepreneurs to try and repurpose food that would otherwise get tossed. They found it too good to go, and it's a platform that connects restaurants with consumers. So sort of like Airbnb for leftovers. A customer can log onto the app Order a surprise bag of food from their favorite bakery or cafe. Usually for five or six bucks.

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