Too Good to Go: App partners with Tim Hortons [Video]

As inflation continues to drive up food prices, consumers are increasingly seeking ways to stretch their dollars. One innovative app is not only helping restaurants minimize food waste but also offering customers substantial savings.

Ali Cheaib, owner of Shawarma Garlic and Onion, says he is glad to have a way to reduce waste. “Definitely. In our industry, there was a lot of food waste.”

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The app, Too Good to Go, addresses this problem by enabling restaurants to sell their end-of-day leftovers at a discounted price, preventing perfectly good food from ending up in the trash.

“Anything that we’re about to throw away at the end of the night, that not necessarily has to be thrown away, we can package it and sell it to people for a discounted price,” says Cheaib. “Might be falafel, chicken …