Locations
United States · Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkey · İstanbul, Turkey · Arnavutköy, İstanbul, Turkey · Beykoz/İstanbul, Turkey · Bahçelievler, Şirinevler Bahçelievler/İstanbul, Turkey · Pendik/İstanbul, Turkey · Sultanbeyli/İstanbul, Turkey
industry
Commerce and Shopping · Wholesale
Size
1 - 10 employees
Stage
Series A
founded in
2017
Globally, it is known that 1/3 of the produced foods end up as waste. In Turkey, upon our calculations, 2 billion € worth of foods is being wasted as well, with an estimated 60% still being edible. Although this surplus food waste itself is a big cost to businesses in the food sector, there are also hidden costs that come along, such as warehousing, logistics, and demolishing these waste foods. Moreover, there is a 100% tax deduction incentive in Turkey for the foods to be donated instead of throwing them away. Whole Surplus takes into account the economic, ethical, and environmental circumstances around food waste by providing innovative technological solutions, such as connecting food donors and charities and allowing surplus food e-commerce between businesses. Our first product, Whole Surplus (www.wholesurplus.com) donation platform, is providing professionals in the food industry the opportunity to offer their unsold but safe-to-eat products online to food banks. Food industry professionals can donate safe
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