Based in Ireland, FoodCloud connects businesses with charities so that surplus food is directed towards feeding the needy instead of going to waste. Businesses either deliver food to FoodCloud Hubs or FoodCloud collects the food using their refrigerated vans. After collecting the surpluses, the food is counted, uploaded to an IT system, and stored. While in storage, a food safety system ensures the food is in safe condition and hands it off to a charity by the next day.
The FoodCloud retail solution has stores upload descriptions of surplus foods using a scanner or app with a local charity linked to the store via FoodCloud’s platform receiving a notification about what is available to them. FoodCloud began working with FareShare, UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste, in 2015 to distribute surplus food to those in need. The company has partnered with Tesco Central Europe and Poland to enhance technology across all its stores in Slovakia and Hungary. FoodCloud also partnered with OzHarvest in 2018, an organisation tackling food waste in Australia. In 2018, a charity app was introduced for UK charities to accept donations easily. In February 2023 , FoodCloud and Danone Ireland, a French multinational food company reached a three-year agreement to deliver a nutrition education program through FoodCloud's community assistance program.
Nestle and Blackbox are FoodCloud’s key investors. The company’s most recent round of funding was in July 2020 when it raised USD 129,352 to develop its tech.
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