In New York and San Francisco, across Germany and in east London, early adopters are sharing their leftover and excess food. Will others get over the yuck factor and follow?
If you're stuck with a half-eaten pizza and can't face throwing it away, a startup originally from Seattle has the solution. Leftoverswap's app lets you offer your leftovers to locals, who sign up to be notified when there's free food to be had in their area.
"Some people are shocked and find the concept absolutely disgusting while others love it and some wonder whether it's real," says co-founder Dan Newman. But with some 10,000 users in US cities like New York and San Francisco as well as in Europe, Australia and Asia, Leftoverswap is very real indeed. It is, in fact, part of a growing trend: the food-sharing economy.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 12 hours ago.
If you're stuck with a half-eaten pizza and can't face throwing it away, a startup originally from Seattle has the solution. Leftoverswap's app lets you offer your leftovers to locals, who sign up to be notified when there's free food to be had in their area.
"Some people are shocked and find the concept absolutely disgusting while others love it and some wonder whether it's real," says co-founder Dan Newman. But with some 10,000 users in US cities like New York and San Francisco as well as in Europe, Australia and Asia, Leftoverswap is very real indeed. It is, in fact, part of a growing trend: the food-sharing economy.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 12 hours ago.