The Turkish app Oreka brings together food vendors such as supermarkets and cafes with customers hunting for a bargain
that “ roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, which amounts to about 1.3 billion tons per year.”
Oreka bridges the gap as a mid-partner between premium food producers and sellers. In essence, when markets, cafes,and patisseries have surplus product at the end of the day, Oreka are able to discount the goods by 50 percent, or more, sometimes, and offer them to be purchased by users of their app. Once they have done this, the buyer can go directly to the vendor, a cafe, for example, in person to collect the goods.
While the app focuses on sustainability and green economy, it does aim to make money by taking a small commission from vendors.,” Rizo tells TRT World, “among 82 countries Turkey ranked 80th – third from the bottom – in Food Loss and Waste.” When asked about whether refugees could use the app, they are somewhat more cautious. “The vendors we have done deals with so far have been premium locations and require bank or credit cards,” Rizo says.
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