From Waste To Worth: Plenti's Surprise Bags Cut Food Loss

Plenti is building India’s first hyperlocal surplus-food marketplace that helps restaurants, bakeries, and cafés convert unsold food into value while reducing food waste and environmental impact. Through its pickup-only platform, consumers can purchase discounted “Surprise Bags” of surplus food from nearby outlets, creating a sustainable and economically viable alternative to disposal. By aligning affordability, business profitability, and climate impact, Plenti enables measurable reductions in food waste and emissions while improving access to quality food. The company aims to become the default infrastructure for surplus food redistribution across India’s food ecosystem.