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Is There an App Like Too Good To Go in Kerala?
A few of us have been thinking about developing an app similar to Too Good To Go for Kerala. It is an app that helps reduce food waste by connecting restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores with people who can buy surplus food at a discounted rate. The idea is simple: instead of throwing away perfectly good unsold food, businesses can offer it to customers in the form of a "surprise bag" at a much lower price. You don't always know exactly what you'll get, but it's a great way to save money while reducing food waste. Also they are sufficient to fill your hunger! Unfortunately, Too Good To Go isn't yet available in India, but we feel that, given the massive waste of food in our hotels, bakeries, and supermarkets daily, this kind of product would really create a difference here. This actually started from my own experience. I am staying in a PG for my studies, and here the rent is ₹7,000 with food included or ₹2,500 without food. It was tied up with a hotel near the house, and most of my roommates did not take up the food option as they wanted to save the extra ₹4,500 a month or ₹150 a day for food. Those who did not take it survived at just ₹80 a day but in reality were starving. One of my roommates worked part-time in a bakery, and every evening when the bakery closed down, they handed him some leftover food. He would bring it back to our PG, and these guys survived on leftovers that he brought back. I saw that firsthand and started researching food waste management solutions. That's how I happened to remember that a friend had told me about this app called Too Good To Go. He who is in Germany had told me about an app which he uses regularly as a student. He told me how it helped him and his roommates financially while studying abroad, allowing them to get good food at a fraction of the price. That made me think: Is there something like these in Kerala? Could this kind of an app work here? Instead of good food being thrown away, why not make it available at lower prices to students, workers, or anyone looking for affordable meals?4
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