A WHITLEY-based carvery is joining the fight against food waste by signing up to an app that allows people to pick up a bargain.
The World Turned Upside Down on Basingstoke Road is one of a number of venues to be part of the Too Good To Go app.
Customers can now log in and sign up to collect surplus roast dinners to stop them going to landfill.
Known as Magic Bags, they are available to collect at allotted times and cost from £2.29 for a vegetarian bag, and £3.20 for one containing a roast carvery meal.
The World Turned Upside Down is part of Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, and the company says that since it joined the scheme last month, it has already served 9,000 magic bags that would have otherwise been sent to the bin.
In the process, it has saved more than 22,000kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
David Hoyland, Operations Director for Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, said: “We’re delighted to be helping to reduce food waste at the end of the day by having Magic Bags available.
“We have always been considered as great value for money and now guests can help us to have a positive impact on the environment too.”
And Paschalis Loucaides, managing director of Too Good To Go, said he was thrilled with the new partnership.
“I know our app users across the country are going to jump at the chance to save their Magic Bags, while helping to reduce food waste and its impact on the planet,” he said.
“Our partnership shows that you can still enjoy your favourite comfort food, help the planet and get a great deal – it’s a win-win-win.”
For more details, log on to: www.toogoodtogo.co.uk
