Honolulu’s Save a Bite App Draws 6,000 Downloads, Cutting Food Waste for 23 Businesses
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Updated · Hawaii News Now · Jul 13
Honolulu’s Save a Bite App Draws 6,000 Downloads, Cutting Food Waste for 23 Businesses
1 articles · Updated · Hawaii News Now · Jul 13
Summary
More than 6,000 people have downloaded Honolulu’s Save a Bite app since its June debut, generating over 700 orders for leftover-food “blind boxes” from 23 local businesses.
Oak and Elton Gjona built the app after seeing daily food waste in hospitality and aimed to turn unsold food into extra revenue for restaurants and bakeries facing rising ingredient costs.
Matsumoto’s Okazuya says the app is bringing in new customers, while Oceanside Bakery says selling leftovers frees fridge space and reduces losses on labor and ingredients.
The program is still gaining traction, but it is already drawing Oahu diners to discounted local food while giving businesses a new way to limit waste.