70 kg per household, every year
That is how much food the average EU household throws away. Most of it was perfectly edible when it was bought.
Latvia · Lithuania · Estonia · Sweden
Good food should be eaten, not thrown away
Shops, bakeries and restaurants near you sell what is left at the end of the day for 50–90% off. You reserve in the app, pick it up on your way home, and nothing goes to waste.
Free app. You only pay for what you pick up.
- Meals saved
- 6k+
- People saving food
- 20k+
- CO₂ avoided
- 23.9 t
- That is roughly
- 1.1k+ trees absorbing CO₂ for a year
How it works
Four steps. The first three take about a minute.
- 01
See what is nearby
Open the map. Every bag shows the store, the price, what kind of food to expect and when to pick it up.
- 02
Reserve a bag
Pay by card in the app. The amount is only held until you collect, so a cancelled order costs nothing.
- 03
Pick it up
Go to the store during the pickup window, show the order in the app and swipe to confirm.
- 04
Enjoy it
Fresh food that would otherwise have been binned, for a fraction of the price.
What is a Surprise Bag?
A Surprise Bag is what a store has left at closing time, packed together and sold for at least half off. You see the category before you buy, such as pastries, groceries or a warm meal, but the exact contents are a surprise. That flexibility is what lets stores sell genuine surplus instead of guessing.
- 50–90% off
- The price is always at least half the original retail value of what is inside.
- Fresh and safe
- Only food that is still good to eat. Nothing past its use-by date is ever sold.
- Honest categories
- You know if it is bread, a meal or groceries. The details are the surprise.
Good for everyone involved
For you
Dinner, breakfast or groceries for a fraction of the price, from places you already like.
For local businesses
Food that is already made gets paid for instead of binned, and new customers walk through the door.
For the planet
Every bag avoids about 2.85 kg of CO₂ and the water, land and energy that went into growing the food.
Why it matters
Europe throws away about 58 million tonnes of food a year, roughly 131 kg per person. More than half of that happens after the food has already reached a shop or a home.
One bag, 2.85 kg of CO₂
Rescuing a single Surprise Bag avoids roughly the emissions of a 10 km car trip.
Still fresh, just unsold
A bakery cannot sell yesterday's bread. That does not make it any less good tonight.
Money stays local
Every bag sold is revenue for an independent café, bakery or shop in your neighbourhood.
Small habit, real effect
One bag a week saves you money and keeps around 150 kg of CO₂ out of the air over a year.
For businesses
See how it works for businessesRun a café, bakery, restaurant or shop?
List what is left at closing as Surprise Bags. Customers reserve and pay in the app, you hand over the bag, and the money is paid out monthly.
- No monthly fee. €1 per bag sold (10 kr in Sweden).
- Works in any browser. No hardware, no training.
Referral programme
Know a place that throws food away?
Refer a café, bakery, restaurant or shop to Foodhero and earn €50 (500 kr in Sweden) once they start selling. Use the Recommend & Earn button in the app.
How referrals workYour first bag is a few taps away
Download the app, see what is left near you tonight, and pay less for food that deserves to be eaten.
FAQ
Questions, answered
The things people ask before their first bag.
In Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Sweden. Open the map in the app to see the stores near you.