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Founded Year

2019

About TeKeya

Tekeya operates as a mobile app that creates an online platform that facilitates the process of distributing surplus food from providers and making it easily accessible.

Headquarters Location

Egypt

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Expert Collections containing TeKeya

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TeKeya is included in 1 Expert Collection, including Food Waste.

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Food Waste

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Startups that help tackle food waste along the food value chain. Includes solutions that help resell or repurpose food waste.

Latest TeKeya News

3 smartphone apps helping reduce food waste around the globe

Jul 15, 2022

And the 931 million tonnes of food that’s wasted every year creates between 8 percent and 10 percent of global carbon emissions, the U.N. Environment Program estimates. So what can be done to tackle this issue? Technology is one solution. Around the world, smartphone apps are encouraging people to shift their approach to food waste. Here are three of them. 1. Half-price food at a click In Egypt, an app called Tekeya lets bakeries, restaurants, grocery stores and dessert shops sell their fresh unsold food at half price. It means bargain food for shoppers, who use Tekeya’s free app to browse and buy discounted food near them. It also means more profit for the shops and restaurants, by increasing their sales and reducing waste processing costs. Tekeya users can also use the app to donate free meals to charities. In 2021, Tekeya says it managed to save around 40,000 meals, which is equivalent to 85 tonnes of CO2. 2. Surplus food scooped up In the United Kingdom, a similar app called Too Good To Go lets shoppers buy and collect surplus food at discounted prices from local restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and food manufacturers. Food is sold in mixed bags. "You won’t know exactly what’s in your order until you pick it up — it’s all part of the surprise," the company says. More than 20,000 food outlets are using the app to cut their food waste and almost 9 million shoppers are using the app to buy discounted food, with 12 million bags of food saved from going to waste so far, Too Good To Go says. Run by Mette Lykke, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader , the company is also trying to educate people on the difference between "best before" and "use by" labels on food, to prevent unnecessary wastage. 3. Neighborhood food sharing Olio is a free app that lets you share food with your neighbors, instead of wasting it. This might be food that needs to be eaten before a holiday or leftover catering supplies, for example. Edible food that’s within its "use by" date can be shared. App users post a photo and details of food they don’t need, and can also browse other listings. Olio says almost 6 million people in more than 60 countries have so far used its app to share more than 52 million portions of food. The world produces 931 million tonnes of food waste a year, according to the UN. Image: Statista What else can we do about food waste? Not buying too much food is one way we can all reduce food waste , suggests BBC Good Food. Only buy what you can eat before the use-by expiry date, it suggests. The BBC also advises that leftover food can be used to make new dishes. For example, using old bread to make a breadcrumb topping. With food waste globally costing $1 trillion a year , governments are starting to take action, according to Winnow Solutions, a technology company that helps commercial kitchens cut food waste. For example, in 2018, Australia pledged to halve its food waste by 2030. Funding food rescue charities was a key part of its policy. In France, new laws have been introduced to reduce food waste. These include mandatory recycling for any business producing more than 10 tonnes of organic waste a year. And in South Korea, food waste in the capital Seoul fell 10 percent — 300 tonnes of food a day — over four years after a new policy was introduced to charge homes for recycling based on how much food they throw out. This story first appeared on:

TeKeya Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • When was TeKeya founded?

    TeKeya was founded in 2019.

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    Competitors of TeKeya include Yindii and 4 more.

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Compare TeKeya to Competitors

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Surplus

Surplus provides a food rescue application and an online marketplace. It enables customers to buy and sell meals to food retailers to reduce food waste by allowing food business owners to register and sell food at a discount. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Eat's A Deal

Eat's A Deal offers a mobile app that connects users with food businesses selling their surplus food at a discount.

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OLIO

OLIO operates as an application to declutter and reduce waste. It connects neighbors and local shops so that surplus food and other items can be shared rather than thrown away. It was founded in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Yindii

Yindii supports restaurants, bakeries, and supermarkets to sell their unsold surplus or near-expired ingredients to consumers at discounted prices. It offers an application connecting consumers to unsold surplus food from restaurants and food retailers at discounted prices helping reduce food waste. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

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FoodObox

FoodObox operates as an online surplus food marketplace. It offers an application for reducing food waste by allowing grocery stores to sell their surplus food at a discounted price before closing time. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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FlashFood

FlashFood offers a mobile application to buy grocery products. The application allows users to buy surplus food products at steep discounts. It offers food products such as cucumber, peppers, mushrooms, meat, and more. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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