# Waste-Reducing Meal Boxes Flashfood's Low-Cost Meal Boxes Divert Food Waste from Landfills By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2018-04-28 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/low-cost-meal-box References: [psfk](https://www.psfk.com/2018/04/flashfood-low-cost-meal-boxes-reduce-food-waste.html) & [flashfood](https://www.flashfood.com/) As both food waste and access to healthy, affordable food are issues that affect hundreds of thousands of consumers, Flashfood has devised a low-cost meal box that also helps to divert food from ending up in the landfill. In collaboration with Tyson, Flashfood is now launching a pilot program that shares food that is still perfectly edible—but for one reason another, deemed unfit for sale in supermarkets. One reason that a significant amount of produce ends up going to waste is the fact that it is simply unattractive or irregular in shape. Flashfood packs its 15-pound meal boxes with fruits, vegetables and sources of protein, making it easy for consumers to get about 14 low-cost meals out of a single box for just $45. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Waste-reducing Meal Boxes:** Opportunity for meal delivery services to reduce food waste and provide affordable, healthy meals through innovative packaging. - **Diverting Food Waste:** Potential to create partnerships between food retailers and organizations to divert perfectly edible but unsellable food from landfills. - **Affordable Meal Solutions:** Innovative meal box services can offer cost-effective solutions for consumers to access healthy meals while reducing food waste. ### Where This Applies - **Food Delivery Services:** Opportunity for food delivery services to incorporate waste-reducing meal boxes in their offerings. - **Food Retail:** Potential for food retailers to partner with organizations like Flashfood to divert unsellable food and provide low-cost meal boxes to customers. - **Sustainable Packaging:** Innovations in sustainable packaging can support the development of waste-reducing meal boxes and promote environmentally-friendly practices in the food industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Affordable Grocery Store Subscriptions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-grocery-store.md) - [Seasonal Surplus Produce Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-feast-rescued-box.md) - [Buildable Dinner Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dinner-in-a-box.md) - [Charitable Grocer Meal Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holidays-without-hunger.md) - [Online Anti-Food Waste Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-take-on-food-waste.md) - [Affordable Private Grocery Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/odds-and-ends.md) - [Freeze-Dried Meal Bowls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ready-to-heat-bowl.md) - [Intelligent Anti-Food Waste Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodtusker.md) - [Collaborative Food Assistance Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/top-box-foods.md)