TO GOOD TO GO筹集3100万美元对抗食物浪费

TO GOOD TO GO，这家让你在食物浪费之前购买食物的初创公司正在筹集3110万美元的资金；blisce正在领导这轮融资，并投资1540万美元。现有投资者和员工也参与其中。虽然这家公司已经存在了一段时间，但这是第一次从风投公司融资。

这家初创公司已经在几个欧洲国家运营了几年。它经营着一个专注于食物垃圾的市场。一方面，餐馆、杂货店、面包店和其他食品企业贡献了剩余的食品。另一方面，消费者可以在食品卖不出去之前抢走它。

这对每个人来说都是双赢的，因为企业可以从剩余的食物中获得一点收入，顾客可以以高价购买食物，减少不必要的浪费。当然，这也有利于太好去，因为公司采取的交易佣金。

该公司首席执行官梅特莱克（Mette Lykke）对TechCrunch的英格丽德伦登（Ingrid Lunden）表示，目前生产的食品有三分之一要么流失，要么浪费——因此市场机会很大。虽然这家初创公司发展良好，但这种流行病对收入产生了很大影响——许多餐馆关门，许多顾客宁愿呆在家里。

早在9月份，Lykke就告诉TechCrunch，由于COVID-19，TOO Good To Go的收入下降了62%。但这并不能阻止公司。

总的来说，Too Good To Go在15个国家开展业务，并节省了5000万顿饭，因为迄今为止已有65000家企业在Too Good To Go上销售了一些产品，3000万人注册了这项服务。

原文：Too Good To Go, the startup that lets you buy food right before it goes to waste, is raising a $31.1 million round; blisce is leading the round and investing $15.4 million. Existing investors and employees are also participating. While the company has been around for a while, this is the first time Too Good To Go is raising money from a VC firm.

The startup has been operating across several European countries for a few years now. It runs a marketplace focused on food waste. On one side, restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries and other food businesses contribute surplus food items. On the other side, consumers can snatch food right before it becomes unsellable.

It’s a win for everybody as businesses can generate a bit of revenue from surplus food, customers can buy food at great prices and it reduces unnecessary waste. Of course, it’s also beneficial for Too Good To Go,  as the company takes a commission on transactions.

The company’s CEO Mette Lykke told TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden that one-third of food produced today is either lost or wasted — so there’s a big market opportunity. While the startup has been growing nicely, the pandemic has had a big impact on revenue — many restaurants shut down and many customers prefer to stay at home.

Back in September, Lykke told TechCrunch that Too Good To Go saw a 62% drop in revenue due to COVID-19. But that’s not going to stop the company.

Overall, Too Good To Go is operating in 15 countries and has saved 50 million meals, as 65,000 businesses have sold something on Too Good To Go so far and 30 million people signed up to the service.