Solution: Providing surplus food to those in need. Owner: Excellent Excedents. Strategy: Prevention.
Description
Excellent Excedents collects surplus meals from restaurants and catering services to provide to those in need. This includes individuals with limited budgets and those at risk of malnourishment.
The service offers traceability of the food chain from the donor to the recipient. Tax reductions are also provided to the donors.
Location
Île-de-France and Seine-Saint-Denis
Scale
A restaurant must offer at least 15 meals each time they donate
Potential circular economy impact
This initiative helps to reduce food waste sent to landfill. It also supports people in need and has positive economic and social impacts.
What’s involved?
People: Restaurant managers; catering company owners; umbrella food logistics organisations; meal distribution organisations
Resources: Drivers; restaurants; caterers; surplus food; consumers; logistics teams
Technology: Food transport; cooling units
Implementation: Network creation; logistics set-up; launching food distribution points
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