HopHopFood

What HopHopFood does

HopHopFood is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in 2016 and headquartered in Paris, operating a solidarity-based anti-food-waste platform that simultaneously addresses food waste and food insecurity. The organization runs a geolocation-enabled mobile application (iOS and Android) and complementary web platform that connects three user groups: food-insecure individuals (primarily students and families in difficulty), individual donors with surplus food, and professional merchants with unsold inventory. Sub-brands include Commerces Solidaires (merchant donations with 48% valorization and tax benefits), Garde-Mangers Solidaires (physical network of solidarity pantries in community spaces), and Cantines Solidaires (collective catering donations from institutional kitchens). The platform has facilitated 7 million meal equivalents since 2018 across 15+ French cities.

The underlying technology stack consists of a geolocation-based matching system connecting donors and recipients by proximity, a merchant back office (HopHopFood Pro), and data infrastructure hosted on Clever Cloud. The mobile app was developed and is maintained by digital solutions partner i-devotion. Payment processing runs through Stripe for card donations and HelloAsso for tax-receipt-eligible donations. The association operates with 1-10 staff, supported by an extensive volunteer network and partnerships with social services (Les Crous, Emmaüs, FAGE), public institutions, and corporate skill-based volunteering programs (BNP Paribas, Sopra Steria, EY, Mazars, Aubay, Worldline, AXA).

The business model is donation-driven, consistent with its non-profit status and DGFIP-recognized general interest designation (since April 2018, confirmed October 2021). Revenue streams include tax-deductible monetary donations from individuals (75% deduction up to €1,000) and companies (60% deduction up to €20K or 0.5% of revenue), modest user contributions on Commerces Solidaires supermarket pickups, fees from corporate Team Building Solidaire workshops (2h to full-day programs for 6-120 person teams), and in-kind donations (IT equipment, food, transportation, premises). The platform itself is free for end users. Distribution is multi-channel: mobile apps, web platform, physical pantries, and direct merchant/corporate outreach, with high-profile patrons Guillaume Gomez (former Élysée chef) and Eric Fauguet (NTV) lending cultural and media credibility.

Name

HopHopFood

Legal name

HOPHOPFOOD

Website

https://hophopfood.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HopHopFood is a French non-profit association operating a geolocation-based mobile and web platform that connects food-insecure individuals, individual donors, and professional merchants to redistribute surplus food across 15+ French cities, generating 7 million meal equivalents since 2018.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Waste Reduction Services

NAICS

Grocery and Convenience Retailers (4451), Food and Beverage Retailers (445)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Omnichannel Commerce & Click-and-Collect Platforms (BPAMAGAL)

Keywords

• Food donation platform
• Food waste reduction
• Anti-food-waste services
• Solidarity food assistance
• Food insecurity support

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-antoine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. User Contributions for Supermarket Donations: When users collect products from supermarket partners through the Commerces Solidaires feature, they pay a modest 'participation aux frais' (contribution toward costs). This contribution incentivizes users to pick up products and supports the association's operations.
2. Tax-Deductible Monetary Donations: HopHopFood receives tax-deductible donations from individuals and companies. As a recognized general interest association, donors receive fiscal receipts enabling tax deductions (75% for individuals up to €1000, 60% for companies up to €20K or 0.5% of CA).
3. Team Building Services: Corporate team building activities (solidarity workshops) are offered at various durations (2h, half-day, full-day) for teams of 6-120 people. Companies pay for these services as deductible business expenses.
4. In-Kind Donations: The association receives in-kind donations including IT equipment, furniture, transportation, food, hygiene products, and free use of premises from individuals and companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HopHopFood operates a geolocation-based mobile application (iOS and Android) and web platform that connects individuals with surplus food, merchants with unsold inventory, and collective catering institutions with food-insecure individuals across France. The association also offers corporate team building workshops (2h to full-day formats) and a physical network of solidarity pantries (garde-mangers solidaires) for non-perishable goods.

Product overview

HopHopFood operates as a unified solidarity platform focused on reducing food waste and food precarity. The core offering consists of a mobile application (iOS and Android) that uses geolocation to connect food donors (individuals and businesses) with people in need. The platform comprises multiple integrated features: Commerces Solidaires allows professional merchants to donate unsold food with 48% valorization and tax benefits; Garde-Mangers Solidaires provides a physical network of solidarity pantries for offline donations; and a web application version mirrors the mobile functionality. Additionally, the company offers Team Building Solidaire workshops for corporate clients as a supplementary service. The platform serves three main user segments: individuals seeking food assistance (beneficiaries), individuals wanting to donate food (volunteers/givers), and businesses (commerces solidaires) wanting to reduce food waste while supporting the community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Commerces Solidaires: A sub-platform enabling supermarkets, shops, and artisans to donate unsold food products to people in precarity via the HopHopFood app.
• Garde-Mangers Solidaires
• Cantines Solidaires

Products and services

• HopHopFood Mobile Application A geolocation-based mobile application (iOS and Android) that connects food donors with food-insecure individuals and facilitates food waste reduction through solidarity donations between individuals and from businesses.
• Commerces Solidaires (Solidarity Commerce)

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 million meal equivalents offered to people in food precarity since 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

50 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Guillaume GomezflagshipOthers · 1 January 2016Renowned French chef and former Elysée kitchens chief. President of Groupe Gastronomie Conseils and former Ambassador of Gastronomy. Serves as godfather (parrain) of HopHopFood, lending his prestige and culinary expertise to the anti-food-waste solidarity mission.
• Eric Fauguet - NTVcoreOthers · 1 January 2016Media godfather (parrain média) of HopHopFood along with NTV channel, providing media visibility and promotional support.
• INGENICOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld leader in electronic payment terminals (TPE). Collaborating with HopHopFood on an innovative 'suspended products and services' feature for 2023, allowing customers to add a charitable donation during payment transactions.
• CarrefourcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor supermarket chain partner through their foundation (Fondation Carrefour). Provides food donations through Commerces Solidaires and supports the association financially.
• IntermarchécoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThree Intermarché stores in Île-de-France participate as solidary commerce partners, donating unsold inventory through the HopHopFood platform.
• SodexominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood service provider contributing to collective catering (cantines solidaires) donations.
• DanoneminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner providing donations and team building services. Works with HopHopFood on employee solidarity activities.
• AccorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHotel group partner through Pullman brand, providing food donations from hotel operations.
• SNCFminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench national railway company partner through corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• BiocoopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganic supermarket chain partner donating unsold products.
• MonoprixminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail chain partner providing food donations.
• VendrediminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate volunteering platform through which employees can participate in HopHopFood missions via skill-based volunteering.
• WenabiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate engagement platform enabling employees to participate in HopHopFood solidarity missions.
• KOEOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate engagement platform for skill-based volunteering with HopHopFood.
• HelloAssocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline donation platform partner. HelloAsso processes monetary donations and automatically sends tax receipts to donors.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner for handling credit/debit card donations on the platform.
• Clever CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud hosting provider for HopHopFood's back office and data storage infrastructure.
• i-devotioncoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital solutions developer that built and maintains HopHopFood's platform. Has access to the back office under confidentiality obligations.
• France BénévolatminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational volunteer organization helping HopHopFood recruit volunteers across France (particularly Toulouse, Caen, etc.).
• Je M'Engage Pour ParisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParis-based volunteer platform helping recruit volunteers for HopHopFood in Île-de-France.
• Service CiviqueminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench civic service program hosting volunteers in civic service (volontaires en service civique) at HopHopFood.
• EmmaüsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial inclusion organization partner, with volunteers able to collect food for beneficiaries through HopHopFood.
• Les CrousminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudent welfare services partner providing support to student beneficiaries.
• SMERRAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudent housing and welfare association partner.
• Résidences SocialesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial housing partner hosting garde-mangers solidaires.
• ADEMEminorOthersFrench Environment and Energy Management Agency. Cited as source for food waste statistics (10+ million tons/year).
• Grenoble Alpes MétropoleminorOthersMetropolitan area partner supporting HopHopFood operations in the Grenoble region.
• Mairie de GrenobleminorOthersCity of Grenoble partner supporting local HopHopFood activities.
• Métropole de LyonminorOthersLyon metropolitan area partner supporting HopHopFood's presence in the region.
• Mairie de ToulouseminorOthersCity of Toulouse partner supporting local solidarity initiatives.
• Mairie de Toulouse MétropoleminorOthersToulouse metropolitan area partner supporting HopHopFood operations.
• Grand Lyon MétropoleminorOthersGreater Lyon metropolitan partner for HopHopFood activities.
• UPCOOPminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperative partner in the HopHopFood network.
• Mieux Manger Pour TousminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood access initiative partner supporting HopHopFood's mission.
• 1 Cabas 1 EtudiantminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudent food assistance association partner.
• FAGEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor student union partner supporting student food assistance.
• SOS PréventionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrevention organization partner.
• Simone DonneminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWomen's professional network partner.
• Bio BonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganic food partner.
• Five-a-SaisonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood partner.
• SolinumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial inclusion partner.
• Gout PartagéminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood solidarity partner.
• MGENminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMutual insurance company partner.
• FeulhademinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood industry partner.
• EdenredminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployee benefits company partner.
• HarmonyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner for team building.
• Chainon ManquantminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood aid organization partner.
• StudhelpminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudent assistance organization partner.
• Study AssurminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudent insurance partner.
• PopoteminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSolidarity meals organization partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• La Banque Alimentaire: French Food Bank federation collecting food donations from supermarkets, manufacturers, and EU programs and redistributing to partner associations. Comparable as a wholesale food recovery and redistribution network serving food assistance associations, though it operates as a federation of regional entities rather than a digital platform.
• Les Restos du Coeur: Iconic French food assistance association founded in 1985, providing free meals and food aid to people in poverty across France. Comparable as a French solidarity food-distribution organization serving the same beneficiary population, though it operates at much larger scale through a traditional association model rather than digital platform.
• Secours Populaire Français: Major French solidarity association providing food aid, housing support, and other assistance to vulnerable populations. Comparable as a large incumbent serving food-insecure beneficiaries in France, with overlapping mission but broader social services mandate and traditional (non-platform) operating model.

Direct peers

• Olio: UK-based mobile app enabling neighbors and local businesses to share surplus food for free. Directly comparable to HopHopFood's P2P geolocation-based food sharing model, though Olio operates primarily in the UK and international markets rather than France.
• Too Good To Go: Danish-founded mobile marketplace connecting consumers with surplus food from restaurants and retailers at discounted prices. Operates in France and 17+ countries. Directly comparable as an anti-food-waste mobile platform targeting merchants and consumers, though HopHopFood's solidarity model differentiates it from Too Good To Go's consumer-discount model.
• FoodCloud: Irish social enterprise connecting retail food surplus with charities through technology platforms (FoodCloud Hub, FoodCloud Go). Comparable as a tech-enabled food donation intermediary serving supermarkets and food-insecure populations, though focused on Ireland/UK and operating with different technology architecture.
• Phénix: French anti-food-waste startup operating a digital platform that connects retailers' surplus food with associations and consumers. Operates Comerso, a B2B platform for unsold inventory management. Closest French competitor on the merchant donation/professional side of HopHopFood's Commerces Solidaires offering.

Emerging players

• Linkee: French association founded in 2019 collecting unsold food from caterers and businesses for redistribution to students and people in precarity. Closely comparable in mission, beneficiary focus (students), and merchant donation model to HopHopFood, though Linkee's operational model focuses more on collective catering collections and Paris-based distribution.
• No Hunger Generation: French solidarity food-distribution organization focused on redistributing unsold supermarket food to students and vulnerable populations in Île-de-France. Comparable in target beneficiary segment and food recovery model, though with narrower geographic focus and traditional association operations rather than a multi-product digital platform.

Regional players

• Karma: Swedish-founded mobile app enabling restaurants and stores to sell surplus food at discounted prices to nearby consumers. Comparable as an anti-food-waste mobile platform with geolocation-based matching, though Karma operates primarily in the UK, France, and Nordics with a commercial discount model rather than HopHopFood's solidarity positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HopHopFood
• Facebookfacebook.com/HopHopFood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hophopfood
• Instagraminstagram.com/hophopfood/?hl=fr

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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