Foodsi sp.z o.o.
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Mobile app |
| Founded 📆 | 2019 in Poland |
| Founders 👔 | Mateusz Kowalczyk, Jakub Fryszczyn |
Areas served 🗺️ | Poland |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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Foodsi is a mobile application functioning in Poland that connects clients with restaurants, convenience stores, bakeries, and cafes that have a surplus of food, allowing clients to buy the surplus at a reduced price.[1] The service launched in 2019 in Warsaw and now functions all around Poland.[2] It aims at reducing food waste by giving retailers the possibility to sell surpluses at a limited price.
History
The company was created in 2019 in Poland by Mateusz Kowalczyk and Jakub Fryszczyn. They noticed the problem of food waste while working in a restaurant during their studies in Great Britain. They founded the app by themselves, initially raising as much as 100,000 PLN. The app was initially created for Android only, and later on also for iOS.[3]
In 2022, the startup raised 6 million PLN in a seed round from VCs like CofounderZone and Satus Starter, as well as private investors such as the founders of Pyszne.pl.[4]
The startup claims to reach more than 3,000 businesses with more than 800,000 users.[5]
Purpose
The purpose of Foodsi is to limit food waste. Foodsi provides a proxy for businesses that want to get rid of surplus products but are unable to sell them at a normal price. Foodsi connects customers who can buy leftover packages at as much as 30% of the normal price.[6] The company says that on average, 4 out of 5 packages are sold.[7]
In 2019, Foodsi employed more than 30 people and has plans for expansion.[8] For now, Foodsi functions in bigger Polish cities such as Warsaw, Kraków, Trójmiasto, Wrocław, Poznań, etc.[9] Foodsi is planning expansion to other countries.[10]
Usage
Businesses have to sign up for Foodsi via app or web. They do not have to pay any fee for signing up. They then post available packages based on predicted leftover quantities with a price on the app for users to pick up. Businesses can post their packages at any time during the day.[11] Customers can pick up packages from bakeries, grocery stores, restaurants, but also florists and cosmetics shops. From each package, Foodsi takes a small provision.[12]
Customers must download the app on their mobile phone (either Android or iOS) and register their account.[13] The Foodsi app displays the list of restaurants and other entities available in a certain region set by the user's location. Customers have visibility of the price, address, distance, and time range for package pick-up.[14] The packages are usually 'surprise packages', meaning that the customers do not know what food/product will be inside. At some restaurants, the customer can choose the size of the package. The prices are up to 70% cheaper than the original product prices. The customer has to show up at a restaurant for package pick-up with their phone during the timespan specified in the app.[15]
References
- ↑ "FAQ". Foodsi (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Polska aplikacja Foodsi nie pozwoli na marnowanie jedzenia. Teraz też w Krakowie". www.telepolis.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Polacy stworzyli aplikację dla ekologicznych freaków. "Społeczeństwo jest na nią gotowe"". INNPoland.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ ISBnews (2022-09-29). "Foodsi pozyskało 6 mln zł w rundzie seed m.in. na przygotowanie do ekspansji za granicą". Comparic – kursy walut, notowania, inwestycje, giełda, spółki, akcje (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Startup Foodsi pozyskał 6 mln PLN na ratowanie jedzenia". fintek.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ Rak, Adam (2019-08-05). "Foodsi: Ratuj jedzenie przed zmarnowaniem i jedz 70% taniej". Comparic – kursy walut, notowania, inwestycje, giełda, spółki, akcje (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Zostań Partnerem". Foodsi (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Startup Foodsi pozyskał 6 mln PLN na ratowanie jedzenia". fintek.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Polska aplikacja Foodsi nie pozwoli na marnowanie jedzenia. Teraz też w Krakowie". www.telepolis.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ Supernak, Bartłomiej (2022-09-29). "Foodsi pozyskało 6 mln zł w rundzie seed między innymi na przygotowanie do ekspansji za granicą". Inwestycje.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Zostań Partnerem". Foodsi (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Kupujesz jedzenie za pół ceny i walczysz z marnowaniem żywności. To zasługa tych aplikacji". Businessinsider (in polski). 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Foodsi - Po co marnować jedzenie". Foodsi (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Sprawdziłam Foodsi i Too Good To Go - apki walczące z marnowaniem jedzenia. Zjadłam tanio i dzielę się wnioskami". Spider's Web (in polski). 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "FAQ". Foodsi (in polski). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
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