With Eat’s A Deal, a Frenchman goes hunting for food waste in Miami

Revolted by food waste, Frenchman Charles Delibes, supported by his wife Alexandra Saavedra, aims to fight against this scourge in the United States. The Franco-American couple who live in Miami will launch Eat’s A Deal before the end of October, a mobile application allowing local brands with food surpluses to be put in touch with consumers.

” 30% of food produced globally is thrown away each year, and that number even climbs to 40% in the United States “, Worries Charles Delibes who pays particular attention to waste reduction and recycling. Before crossing the Atlantic to join his wife, the young thirty-something, a business school graduate in Paris, had gotten into the habit of using anti-waste mobile applications. ” It is really very useful both from a financial and environmental point of view because it allows you to buy at reduced prices unsold products that should have gone to the trash ”, he explains.

Unfortunately, once settled in Miami, the French found no alternative to these mobile applications which have been popping up all over Europe for several years. ” It’s sad to think that millions of people in the United States are hit hard by food insecurity and are not getting their fill as tons of food are thrown away every day. », He emphasizes.

After several months of reflection and with the help in particular of Charles Delibes’ wife, specialized in digital, Eat’s A Deal was born. Its operation is rather simple: each user locates a participating brand close to his home and selects unsold lots offered at discounted prices, where each product is known in advance, before picking up his order during the time slot indicated. ” It is a win-win system that benefits not only traders who reduce their losses but also users who enjoy discounts of up to 80% on different products., insists the young entrepreneur. It is also a good gesture for the planet since it prevents consumable food from ending up in the trash, one of the main causes of greenhouse gas emissions. “.

Restaurants, pastry shops, bakeries or even supermarkets, Eat’s A Deal is hunting down food waste in many local stores in Miami and its region. Showing much broader ambitions for his mobile application, Charles Delibes hopes to quickly develop it in other major American cities.

At the same time, the 30-something also wants to educate us. ” We will use our social networks to regularly share recipes and tips to reduce food waste, he said. Because this does not only concern the food industry, we must also all be careful in our kitchens and it is important to raise awareness in order to improve the situation “.