CJ Lang & Son, wholesaler for Spar Scotland, is rolling out Too Good To Go scheme, hoping to inspire and empower customers in Scotland to take action in the fight against food waste.
Following on from the success of the trial stores, Too Good To Go is now available in all 107 Spar company-owned stores.
The partnership provides a creative, simple solution to preventing instore food waste, allowing Spar customers to purchase ‘magic bags’ of miscellaneous surplus stock, close to the end of its shelf life but still within its best-before date.
This strategic partnership reflects Spar Scotland’s commitment to reducing food waste and CO2 emissions, in correspondence with our ESG strategy. SPAR Scotland has saved over 7,200 meals going to waste and saved over 17 tonnes of CO2e in these trial stores.
Central Operations Director, Sonya Harper commented, “As part of our fight against food waste and in alliance with our digital strategy, we are delighted to be in partnership with Too Good to Go to reduce food wastage across all our company-owned stores.
'The Too Good To Go app allows users to search for a store taking part in the scheme, connecting local Spar stores with both new and old customers passionate about preventing food waste.”
To make use of the service, customers can download the free Too Good To Go app on their smartphones and register via e-mail or Facebook.
On the app, users can find out how many magic bags are available in which Spar stores. The magic bags can then be picked up at the local Spar store of choice.