Food waste: how to get cheap grub and help save the planet

Apps to sell off the large number of uneaten restaurants and cafe meals are finding a lot of new fansCafe owner Mehmet Boyraz is trying to reduce his food waste for religious reasons. Upmarket tearoom manager Catia Teixeira does it to avoid chucking freshly baked scones in the bin. And sandwich shop customer Ruoyun Hui wants to save money and the planet.All three are enthusiastic users of Too Good To Go, an app that enables restaurants and cafes to sell food they would otherwise have thrown away - thereby offering customers who care about food waste the chance to grab something cheap to eat and make a difference at the same time. Rock-bottom prices are not unusual: ?17 worth of great food for ?3.49, anyone? Continue reading...