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Food waste matching platform for businesses

Create a marketplace connecting food businesses with surplus to charities and consumers. Targets restaurants, grocers with expiring stock.

Why now

Growing awareness of food waste coincides with better logistics tech to redistribute surplus efficiently.

Who for
Food businesses and charities
Business model
Subscription fees
Effort
A few weeks

Businesses regularly discard edible food due to overproduction or cosmetic standards, while food banks struggle to source donations.

A real-time matching platform would show nearby donation opportunities with pickup scheduling.

Revenue could come from subscription fees for businesses or percentage of food value matched.

MVP could be a simple web app with location-based listings for one city.

Biggest challenge is building trust around food safety and reliability.

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Food waste matching platform for businesses — Ideas