Olio (app)

Olio (rendered as OLIO) is a mobile app for food-sharing, aiming to reduce food waste. It does this by connecting those with surplus food to those who need or wish to consume such food. The food must be edible; it can be raw or cooked, sealed or open.[1]

OLIO
TypePrivate
IndustryMobile app
FoundersTessa Clarke, Saasha Celestial-One
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Areas served
Worldwide (currently in 49 countries)
ProductsFood-sharing app
Number of employees
17 (2018)
Websiteolioex.com

Those donating surplus food can be individuals or companies such as food retailers, restaurants, corporate canteens, food photographers etc., and donations can take place on an ad-hoc or recurrent basis. For example some supermarket chains in the UK, including Tesco,[2] the Midcounties Co-operative,[3][4] Morrisons and Sainsbury's[5][6] have piloted Olio as an 'online food bank' to donate food and to reduce their waste.

First launched in early 2015 by Tessa Clarke and Saasha Celestial-One,[7][8] by October 2017 the company had raised $2.2 million in funding.[9] Olio's Series A funding was led by Octopus Ventures, with investors such as Accel, Quadia and Quentin Griffiths contributing towards the $6 million that was raised. [10] The Olio app had around 2.3 million registered users as of Sept 2020.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Food Waste App OLIO Has Become A Lifeline For Those Who Can't Afford To Feed Themselves". Huffington Post (UK). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. "Tesco teams up with sharing app Olio to give away wonky fruit". The Grocer. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Banbury chosen to pilot food waste initiative". Banbury Guardian. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. "Midcounties Co-op teams up with food-share app Olio". The Grocer. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. "Morrisons teams up with food sharing app Olio to cut waste at south London store". The Grocer. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. "Sainsbury's food waste communities sign up to Olio app". The Grocer. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. "Feed thy neighbour? There's an app for that - Xanthe Clay tried out food-sharing app Olio". The Telegraph. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  8. "Food for London: Olio, the app matching surplus food to hungry Londoners". Evening Standard. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  9. "Don't Toss That Lettuce — Share It: A free food-sharing app aims to go global with a hyperlocal focus". Insights by Stanford Business (Stanford Graduate School of Business). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  10. "Olio, the app that lets you share unwanted food items with your neighbours, picks up £6M Series A". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  11. "The app that gets you food for free from your neighbours". Manchester Evening News. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.


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