FOOD TO SAVE

Name

FOOD TO SAVE

Legal name

Food To Save Ltda.

Website

https://foodtosave.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Waste Marketplace

NAICS

Food and Beverage Retailers (445), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

DTC Perishable Subscription Delivery (Meat/Seafood/Produce/Dairy) (AFAIAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mobile Specialty Food Vendors (e.g., BBQ, Tacos, Seafood, Ethnic) (THAFAHAH), Bulk Food Buying Clubs & Cooperative Bulk Programs (CRAHAMAM)

Keywords

• Food waste marketplace
• Surplus food app
• Surprise bag platform
• Restaurant food recovery
• Sustainability foodtech

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission / Transaction Fee: Food To Save collects a percentage of each transaction conducted through the platform, as defined in the commercial agreement annex signed between the company and each partner establishment. The company acts as a payment intermediary, collecting from the consumer and remitting net proceeds to the establishment's registered bank account via PIX or bank transfer on a monthly schedule.
2. Delivery Fee (Third-Party Logistics): When delivery is selected by the consumer and facilitated through logistics partners (Lalamove, Click Entregas), the delivery cost is charged to the consumer separately and may be deducted from the establishment's monthly remittance if the establishment is at fault for errors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Food To Save operates a mobile-first two-sided marketplace that connects food retail establishments (restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets, hortifrútis, docerias, empórios, cafeterias) holding surplus perishable inventory with end consumers, selling this surplus in pre-packaged "Sacolas Surpresa" (Surprise Bags) at discounts of up to 70% off retail price. Partner establishments earn revenue from inventory that would otherwise be discarded while consumers access discounted food via iOS/Android apps with payment via credit card, PIX, or meal voucher (vale-refeição), and the platform monetizes via a commission defined in a commercial agreement annex on each transaction.

Product overview

Food To Save operates as a mobile marketplace platform connecting restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets, confectioneries, hortifrútis, and other food retailers with consumers through its two main product offerings: the 'Sacola Surpresa' (Surprise Bag) as the core product enabling purchase of surplus foods at up to 70% discount, and 'Food Market' as a concept store featuring major brand products with exclusive promotions. The platform also includes a partner portal for establishments to manage their surplus inventory and a consumer app for discovering and purchasing surprise bags.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sacola Surpresa (Surprise Bag) Pre-packaged, mystery-format bags of surplus food sold through the Food To Save mobile app by partner establishments (restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets, hortifrútis, docerias, empórios, pizzerias, cafeterias). Consumers choose a category — sweet, savory, or mixed — without seeing contents, enabling establishments to move perishable inventory quickly at up to 70% discount. Bags are picked up in-store at a scheduled time on the same day as purchase or delivered via third-party logistics partners. Payment is processed through the app via credit card, meal voucher (vale-refeição), or PIX.
• Food Market (Proprietary Concept Store) A curated in-app concept store within the Food To Save platform featuring products from major consumer brands with exclusive promotions. Currently operating with physical presence in São Paulo, Campinas, and Americana, functioning as a brand-promotion and retail extension of the platform beyond the third-party partner marketplace model.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,207,351 surprise bags saved (cumulative, as of homepage display 2025)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Pagar.me Pagamentos S.A.coreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processor integrated into the Food To Save platform for processing credit card transactions and digital payments. Handles payment collection from consumers and facilitates the remittance of net proceeds to partner establishments. CNPJ: 18.727.053/0001-74.
• Lalamove Tecnologia (Brasil) Ltda.supportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party logistics delivery partner enabling Food To Save to offer delivery as an option at checkout for supported partner establishments. CNPJ: 34.538.625/0001-23.
• Click Entregas Ltda.supportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party logistics delivery partner alongside Lalamove, providing last-mile delivery options for Food To Save orders. CNPJ: 29.110.156/0001-07.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Phenix: French-founded surplus food marketplace connecting food businesses to consumers and associations. Operates a similar two-sided model in Europe with anti-waste mission and digital platform mechanics directly comparable to Food To Save.
• Karma: Swedish food waste app selling surplus restaurant meals to consumers at discounted prices via a mobile marketplace. Closely mirrors Food To Save's surprise-bag marketplace mechanics, target customer (cost-conscious, sustainability-minded consumer), and restaurant-supplier base.
• Olio: UK-based food-sharing app that connects neighbors and local businesses to share surplus food. Comparable peer in the food waste reduction category with a mobile-first community-driven model and similar environmental impact narrative.
• Yume: Australian B2B surplus food marketplace connecting food manufacturers and wholesalers with commercial buyers. Direct comparison point for Food To Save's B2B enterprise motion with major food retailers and manufacturers.
• Flashfood: Canadian surplus food marketplace partnering with grocery retailers to sell near-expiry food at deep discounts via a mobile app. Direct comparison for Food To Save's grocery and supermarket enterprise segment with measurable waste reduction outcomes.
• FoodCloud: Irish-founded food surplus redistribution platform connecting food businesses to charities and consumers. Comparable mission-driven model with established B2B enterprise relationships, providing a benchmark for Food To Save's enterprise sales trajectory.
• ResQ Club: Finnish food surplus app operating across Northern Europe with a surprise-meal surplus marketplace model. Comparable in mechanism (mobile app, mystery meal bags, restaurant partnerships) and stage (early-scale European marketplace).
• Too Good To Go: Global category leader in surplus food marketplaces, operating a 'Magic Bag' surplus food app across 17+ European countries and expanding into Brazil. Direct competitor with identical surprise-bag marketplace mechanics and two-sided consumer/establishment model.

Broad incumbents

• iFood: Brazil's dominant food delivery platform. While not focused on surplus food, iFood controls restaurant relationships, consumer ordering behavior, and last-mile logistics that Food To Save depends on for delivery. Represents both a potential partnership channel and a competitive threat.
• Rappi: Latin American super-app with food delivery, grocery, and on-demand logistics across Brazil and the region. Comparable as a broader food ecosystem player and potential M&A or partnership counterparty for geographic expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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