No Food Waste

What No Food Waste does

No Food Waste is a nonprofit food recovery organization headquartered in Coimbatore, India, founded in 2014. It operates a volunteer-driven redistribution network that collects surplus edible food — particularly from religious and cultural events such as the Aadi Perukku festival — and redirects it to food-insecure individuals and communities in Tamil Nadu. Beyond food rescue, the organization also collects organic waste from such events (notably 4 tonnes during a single Aadi Perukku cleanup drive) to mitigate riverbank pollution, indicating an emerging dual mandate of food recovery and environmental sanitation.

The organization is staffed by 11–50 employees and is heavily reliant on volunteer mobilization, including structured participation from local college networks. There is no disclosed revenue model, pricing structure, or go-to-market motion; as a charitable entity, funding sources are not documented in the available data. No technology platform, proprietary software, digital tools, mobile application, or AI system underpins operations — the model appears operationally manual and event-coordinated, with surplus food physically collected by volunteers and distributed directly to beneficiaries.

The primary beneficiary segment is food-insecure populations in Tamil Nadu, who receive redistributed surplus offerings rather than purchased food or services. On the supply side, the organization's input volume is tied to event-driven surplus generation, and its outreach capability depends on its college-volunteer network in Coimbatore. No management team, board, corporate donors, grants, partnerships, certifications, patents, or awards are disclosed in the source material, limiting visibility into governance, funding sustainability, and institutional backing.

Name

No Food Waste

Website

https://nofoodwaste.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

No Food Waste is a Coimbatore, India-based nonprofit founded in 2014 that runs a volunteer-driven network collecting surplus edible food from cultural and religious events and redistributing it to food-insecure populations across Tamil Nadu.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Recovery Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Other Waste Collection (562119)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Waste Reduction & Diversion Services (Donation, Animal Feed, Source Reduction Programs) (EUAIAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organics (Food/Yard) Collection (Residential & Commercial) (EUAIAAAO)

Keywords

• Food waste reduction
• Food recovery network
• Surplus food redistribution
• Nonprofit food services
• Hunger relief operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Coimbatore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

No Food Waste operates a nonprofit food recovery network that collects surplus edible offerings from events and religious gatherings in Coimbatore and redistributes them to food-insecure people in need. During the documented Aadi Perukku event, volunteers collected roughly 2 tonnes of surplus edible food for redistribution and 4 tonnes of organic waste to prevent riverbank pollution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surplus Food Recovery and Redistribution Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• OzHarvest: Australia's leading food rescue organization collecting surplus food from commercial outlets and redistributing it to charities. Highly comparable mission and operational model, but primarily Australian geography.
• Annamrita Foundation (ISKCON Food Relief): An Indian nonprofit operating large-scale mid-day meal programs, with food sourcing and distribution infrastructure comparable to No Food Waste's mission. India-based and focused on feeding the underprivileged, though with a more institutionalized operations model.
• FoodForward SA: A South African food recovery nonprofit that collects surplus food from farmers, manufacturers, and retailers for redistribution to beneficiary organizations. Comparable mission and redistribution model, with regional geographic differentiation.

Direct peers

• Robin Hood Army: A volunteer-driven, zero-funds organization that redistributes surplus food from restaurants and events to the less fortunate across multiple Indian cities. Directly comparable to No Food Waste in mission, volunteer-led operating model, and India focus.
• FoodCloud: An Ireland-based social enterprise connecting retail food businesses with charities to redistribute surplus food. Directly comparable mission and donor-to-charity matching model, though operating in a different geography.
• Feeding India (by Zomato): One of India's largest food rescue nonprofits, now part of Zomato's philanthropic arm, redistributing surplus food from events, weddings, and restaurants. Directly comparable in mission and India geography, but operates at significantly greater scale with technology infrastructure.
• Roti Bank: An India-based charitable foundation that collects excess food from weddings, events, and restaurants to feed the underprivileged. Directly comparable in event-driven surplus food recovery and Indian geography.

Emerging players

• Too Good To Go: A tech-enabled marketplace that connects consumers with surplus food from restaurants and retailers to reduce waste. Comparable mission of reducing food waste, but operates as a commercial app-based platform rather than a volunteer-led nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nofoodwaste

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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