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Charitable Leftover

Establishments reinvent their leftover food products for various causes

Implications - The leftover foods the restaurants accumulate is now being repurposed to waste-reduction causes and initiatives for homeless people, offering a relatively simple solution to the huge issue of food waste. This shift comes as businesses look to alter their practices to better suit their customers' value-based needs, while ensuring either limited commitment, or a cost or marketing benefit on their own end.

Workshop Question - What are some simple solutions that your brand can use to address its customers' values?

SCORE 5.3

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6 Featured, 41 Examples: 81,262 Total Clicks

Date Range: Jul 15 - Feb 18

Trending: This Year and Average

Consumer Insight Topics: Business Lifestyle Eco

Featured Examples

Local Food Waste Eateries - Tiny Leaf London Makes Its Dishes from Local Leftovers in Notting Hill

SCORE 6.3

Warm 3,645 Clicks Pub: Feb 8, 16

Local Food Waste Eateries

Tiny Leaf London Makes Its Dishes from Local Leftovers in Notting Hill

Self-described as a “mindful food and drinks experience,” Tiny Leaf London is a food rescue eatery currently being hosted at Notting Hill’s Bumpkin on Westbourne Park Road. Tiny... [More]

Food Rescue Apps - On-Demand App Transfernation Picks Up Leftover Food to Donate to the Needy

SCORE 4.1

Average 501 Clicks Pub: May 31, 16

Food Rescue Apps

On-Demand App Transfernation Picks Up Leftover Food to Donate to the Needy

This on-demand app helps you donate leftover food to the needy. The Transfernation app is described as “Uber for food rescue,” as it will come to where you are to pick up your leftovers... [More]

Charitable Hunger Apps - Feeding Forward Helps With Donating Food and Eliminating Food Waste

SCORE 3.7

Mild 1,224 Clicks Pub: Jul 15, 15

Charitable Hunger Apps

Feeding Forward Helps With Donating Food and Eliminating Food Waste

This charity is trying to solve “the world’s dumbest problem” by donating food to communities in need. Founded by Komal Ahmad, Feeding Forward addresses the 1 in 6 Americans who... [More]

Donation Cafe Campaigns - Starbucks' FoodShare Program Will Offer Uneaten Food to Consumers in Need

SCORE 3.9

Mild 745 Clicks Pub: Mar 26, 16

Donation Cafe Campaigns

Starbucks' FoodShare Program Will Offer Uneaten Food to Consumers in Need

Starbucks is taking a step forward with a food donation initiative called FoodShare that will offer uneaten food made by the brand and sold in stores to those in need. This will include items that... [More]

Community-Supporting Fridges - This Restaurant Owner is Donating Uneaten Food to the Hungry

SCORE 2.6

Mild 323 Clicks Pub: Mar 31, 16

Community-Supporting Fridges

This Restaurant Owner is Donating Uneaten Food to the Hungry

Restaurant owner Minu Pauline recently began donating uneaten food to the public as a way to reduce food waste and combat hunger in Kochi, India. With more restaurants and supermarkets looking for... [More]

Food-Rescuing Apps - 'Ubifood' Connects Retailers and Consumers to Stop Food Waste

SCORE 3.2

Mild 1,455 Clicks Pub: Apr 7, 16

Food-Rescuing Apps

'Ubifood' Connects Retailers and Consumers to Stop Food Waste

There are now hundreds of grocery stores and retailers that are implementing programs in order to stop food waste. In order to improve the dialogue with consumers, Ubifood was launched as a mobile... [More]