If you want to save money and reduce the amount of food that you waste, there is an app for that. The name of the app is Flashfood. It is designed to help grocery stores reduce the amount of food that they have to throw out.
Here is how Flashfood works. You will need to download the app and start browsing deals. You will be notified when there is a sale in your area. You will be able to purchase foods for a discounted price right from your phone. After that, you will need to go to the store and pick up your food.
The store will have a Flashfood sign. You will also need to tell the cashier that you have Flashfood items. The cashier will scan the items for you. This allows you to get great food for a great deal.
The food that the grocery store sells is either slightly damaged or close to the expiration date. That is why customers will be less likely to buy them. Ross Grunwald is the store director of HyVee. He stated that a lot of the food that doesn’t get sold is still good. However, people do not want to buy it because the packaging is not pretty.
HyVee is currently the only grocery store that is using the app. Ross stated that if the app does well at HyVee, then they will release it nationwide. Whole Foods, Trader Joes and Pick N’Save are some of the stores that already have great deals for people who shop at their stores. Metcalf is another store that has deals for people on their website.
Flashfood was created in Toronto, Canada. Madison is the first place in the United States to try this app. Ross said that the reason the app was introduced in Madison is because this area is progressive about getting rid of food waste.
Dil Bole Oberoi
