Aldi tackles food waste with Too Good To Go trial

Aldi is stepping up its work to tackle food waste by trialling surplus food app Too Good To Go in seven stores across the north east of England.

Under the scheme, products that are damaged or approaching their use-by date are collated into ‘Magic Bags’ which customers can buy for £3.30 each via the Too Good To Go app before collecting them in-store. Customers do not know the contents of the bags when they order them, but each will contain at least £10 worth of groceries.

Liz Fox, corporate responsibility director at Aldi UK, said: “Tackling food waste has never been more important, both for the sake of the planet and to support people looking for the best possible value on their groceries.

“This trial will show us whether Too Good To Go can help us make better use of food that is nearing the end of its life while also giving customers the chance to enjoy our products at even more amazing prices than usual.”

The trial is being run for five weeks and forms part of Aldi’s commitment to cut food waste by 20% by 2025 and halve it by 2030.

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