Tops Friendly Markets has expanded the Flashfood program to 17 additional stores throughout the western New York region, bringing the total number of locations offering the service to 50. The Flashfood apps allows shoppers to browse and purchase fresh food, including produce, meat, deli, and bakery products, nearing its best by date, at significantly reduced prices.
“We’re proud to be working with sustainability-focused retailers like Tops Friendly Markets to help consumers who are looking to feed their families affordably access discounted, perfectly good food nearing its best-by date — all while ensuring less food goes to waste,” said Josh Domingues, founder and CEO of Flashfood, in a statement. “Approximately $37 billion worth of food is thrown out each year in the U.S. at the retail level, while an estimated 1 in 9 Americans are food insecure. This is a serious problem that needs to be addressed by all of us working together toward smart, forward-thinking solutions that help people and the planet.”
To date, Tops and Flashfood have worked together to feed more than 3,000 families affordably, save customers an average of $108 on their grocery spend each month, divert more than 150,000 pounds of food from landfills, and save the emissions equivalent of 667,885 miles driven by the average vehicle.
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